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ARTICLE · 21 FEBRUARY 2024

Patents In China: An Update

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The Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) has published new regulations implementing its Patent Law and new examination guidelines.

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Marion Bénetière
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The Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) has published new regulations implementing its Patent Law and new examination guidelines. Marion Bénetière outlines the main changes and their implications for companies planning to file patents in China.

After more than two years of drafts and revisions, the Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) published the final version of Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law, as well as new guidelines for examiners in December last year. Both texts entered into force on 20 January 2024. Here's what you need to know about the amendments:

Patents in China: CNIPA's new general procedure

  • Removal of the 15-day rule

Allowance of a 15-day sending deadline is no longer applicable to communications issued in electronic form by the CNIPA.

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