Basic Tutorial on Patent Examination

Author: National Intellectual Property Administration of China
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is based on the "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China," the "Patent Rules of the People's Republic of China," and the "Examination Guidelines," which were promulgated and implemented in 2001. It was written by the business backbone of the examination department of the Patent Administration of the National Intellectual Property Administration of China to adapt to the current situation of China's patent work and meet the needs of patent examination. It serves as the textbook for the pre-job training of new patent examiners joining the Patent Administration and is also a comprehensive textbook for learning and understanding the practical aspects of patent examination in China. The book comprehensively discusses preliminary examination, substantive examination, review procedures of patent applications, as well as the content, standards, and procedures for international applications filed under the "Patent Cooperation Treaty" (PCT), supplemented by numerous practical cases, along with questions and exercises. The target readers of this book include patent examiners, patent agents, legal professionals, and faculty and students of relevant disciplines in higher education institutions.