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IMPLEMENTINGREGULATIONS
OFTHEPATENTLAWOFTHEPEOPLE&
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SREPUBLICOFCHINA
(PromulgatedbyDecreeNo.306oftheStateCouncilofthePeople&
sRepublicofChinaonJune15,2001,amendedthefirsttimeonDecember28,2002accordingtotheDecisionoftheStateCouncilonAmendingtheImplementingRegulationsofthePatentLawofthePeople&
sRepublicofChina,andamendedthesecondtimeonJanuary9,2010accordingtotheDecisionoftheStateCouncilonAmendingtheImplementingRegulationsofthePatentLawofthePeople&
sRepublicofChina)
TranslatedbytheStateIntellectualPropertyofficeofthePeople&
sRepublicofChina.Incaseofdiscrepancy,theoriginalversioninChineseshallprevail.
ChapterIGeneralProvisions
Rule1.TheseImplementingRegulationsareformulatedinaccordancewiththePatentLawofthePeople&
sRepublicofChina(hereinafterreferredtoasthePatentLaw).
Rule2.AnyformalitiesprescribedbythePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsshallbecompliedwithinawrittenformorinanyotherformprescribedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil.
Rule3.AnydocumentsubmittedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsshallbeinChinese;
thestandardscientificandtechnicaltermsshallbeusedifthereisaprescribedonesetforthbytheState;
wherenogenerallyacceptedtranslationinChinesecanbefoundforaforeignnameorscientificortechnicalterm,theoneintheoriginallanguageshallbealsoindicated.
WhereanycertificateorcertifyingdocumentsubmittedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsisinaforeignlanguage,thepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilmay,whenitdeemsnecessary,requestaChinesetranslationofthecertificateorthecertifyingdocumentbesubmittedwithinaspecifiedtimelimit;
wherethetranslationisnotsubmittedwithinthespecifiedtimelimit,thecertificateorcertifyingdocumentshallbedeemednottohavebeensubmitted.
Rule4.WhereanydocumentissentbymailtothepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,thedateofmailingindicatedbythepostmarkontheenvelopeshallbedeemedtobethedateoffiling;
wherethedateofmailingindicatedbythepostmarkontheenvelopeisillegible,thedateonwhichthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilreceivesthedocumentshallbethedateoffiling,exceptwherethedateofmailingisprovedbythepartyconcerned.
AnydocumentofthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilmaybeservedbymail,bypersonaldeliveryorbyotherforms.Whereanypartyconcernedappointsapatentagency,thedocumentshallbesenttothepatentagency;
wherenopatentagencyisappointed,thedocumentshallbesenttothecontactingpersonnamedintherequest.
WhereanydocumentissentbymailbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,the16thdayfromthedateofmailingshallbepresumedtobethedateonwhichthepartyconcernedreceivesthedocument.
Whereanydocumentisdeliveredpersonallyinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthepatentadministration
departmentundertheStateCouncil,thedateofdeliveryisthedateonwhichthepartyconcernedreceivesthedocument.
Wheretheaddressofanydocumentisnotclearanditcannotbesentbymail,thedocumentmaybeservedbymakinganannouncement.Attheexpirationofonemonthfromthedateoftheannouncement,thedocumentshallbedeemedtohavebeenserved.
Rule5.ThefirstdayofanytimelimitprescribedinthePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsshallnotbecountedinthetimelimit.Wherethetimelimitiscountedbyyearorbymonth,itshallexpireonthecorrespondingdayofthelastmonth;
ifthereisnocorrespondingdayinthatmonth,thetimelimitshallexpireonthelastdayofthatmonth;
ifatimelimitexpiresonanofficialholiday,itshallexpireonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthatofficialholiday.
Rule6.WhereatimelimitprescribedinthePatentLawortheseImplementingRegulationsorspecifiedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilisnotobservedbyapartyconcernedbecauseofforcemajeure,resultinginlossofhisoritsrights,heoritmay,withintwomonthsfromthedateonwhichtheimpedimentisremoved,atthelatestwithintwoyearsimmediatelyfollowingtheexpirationofthattimelimitrequestthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCounciltorestorehisoritsrights.
Exceptforcircumstancesprescribedinprecedingparagraph,whereatimelimitprescribedinthePatentLawortheseImplementingRegulationsorspecifiedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilisnotobservedbyapartyconcernedbecauseofanyotherjustifiedreason,resultinginlossofhisoritsrights,heoritmay,withintwomonthsfromthedateofreceiptofanotificationfromthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,requestthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCounciltorestorehisoritsrights.
WhereanypartyconcernedrequeststorestorehisoritsrightaccordingtoparagraphoneorparagraphtwoofthisRule,heoritshallsubmitarequestforrestorationofhisoritsright,statingthereasons,attaching,ifnecessary,therelevantcertifyingdocuments,andgothroughtherelevantformalitieswhichshouldhavebeencompliedwithbeforethelossofhisoritsright.WherethepartyconcernedrequestsforrestorationofhisoritsrightaccordingtoparagraphtwoofthisRule,heoritshallpaythefeeforrequestforrestorationofright.
WherethepartyconcernedmakesarequestforanextensionofatimelimitspecifiedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,heoritshall,beforethetimelimitexpires,statethereasonstothepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilandgothroughtherelevantformalities.
TheprovisionsofparagraphsoneandtwoofthisRuleshallnotbeapplicabletothetimelimitreferredtoinArticles24,29,42and68ofthePatentLaw.
Rule7.Whereanapplicationforapatentrelatestotheinterestsofnationaldefenseandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,theapplicationforpatentshallbefiledwithandexaminedbythepatentdepartmentofnationaldefense.WhereanapplicationforpatentreceivedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilrelatestotheinterestsofnationaldefenseandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,theapplicationshallbepromptlyforwardedtothepatentdepartmentofnationaldefencetocarryouttheexamination.Whereitisfoundafterexaminationbythepatentdepartmentofnationaldefencethereisnocauseforrejectionoftheapplication,thepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilshallmakeadecisiontograntthepatentrightconcerningnationaldefense.
WherethepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilfindsthatanapplicationforpatentforinventionorpatentforutilitymodelfiledwithitrelatestonationalsecurityorothervitalinterestsotherthaninterestsconcerningnationaldefenseandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,itshallpromptlymakeadecisiononhandlingitasanapplicationforsecretpatentandnotifytheapplicantaccordingly.ThespecialproceduresfortheexaminationandreexaminationofapplicationforsecretpatentaswellastheinvalidationofsecretpatentshallbeprovidedforbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil.
Rule8.TheinventionorutilitymodeldevelopedinChinaasmentionedinArticle20ofthePatentLawreferstoaninventionorutilitymodelofwhichthesubstantivecontentsofthetechnicalsolutionweremadewithintheterritoryofChina.
WhereanyentityorindividualintendstofileanapplicationforpatentabroadfortheinventionorutilitymodeldevelopedinChina,itorheshallrequest,byoneofthefollowingmanner,thepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCounciltoconductconfidentialityexamination:
(1)whereanyentityorindividualintendstofileanapplicationforpatentdirectlyinaforeigncountryoraninternationalpatentapplicationwitharelevantforeignorganization,itorheshallfilearequestforconfidentialityexaminationinadvancewiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilanddescribetherelatedtechnicalsolutionindetail;
(2)whereafterhavingfiledanapplicationforpatentwiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,theapplicantintendstofileanapplicationforpatentinaforeigncountryoraninternationalpatentapplicationwitharelevantforeignorganization,itorheshallfiletherequestforconfidentialityexaminationwiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilbeforefilingoftheapplicationforpatentinaforeigncountryortheinternationalpatentapplicationwiththerelevantforeignorganization.
WheretheapplicantfilesaninternationalpatentapplicationwiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,itorheshallbedeemedtohavesimultaneouslyfiledtherequestforconfidentialityexamination.
Rule9.WherethepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilreceivesarequestfiledunderRule8oftheseImplementingRegulationsandfinds,uponexamination,thattheinventionorutilitymodelmayrelatetothesecurityorvitalinterestoftheStateandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,itshallpromptlyissueanotificationofconfidentialityexaminationtotheapplicant.Iftheapplicantfailstoreceivethenotificationofconfidentialit