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Guidelines of February 1, 2010, on Examination of Patents (promulgated by Order No. 55 of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) ), China

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Year of Version 2010

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Entry into force: February 1, 2010

Adopted: February 1, 2010

Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations

Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Industrial Designs, IP Regulatory Body

Notes This 2010 Guidelines has been published by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) to ensure objective, fair, accurate, and timely handling of patent applications and appeals. The Guidelines were revised from the 2006 edition based on Article 122 of the Implementing Regulations of the PRC Patent Law (as revised in 2010).

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English Guidelines of February 1, 2010, on Examination of Patents (promulgated by Order No. 55 of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) ) PDF

Chinese 2010年2月1日，中华人民共和国专利审查指南（国家知识产权局令第55号公布） PDF HTML

Legislation

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Implements (1 text(s))

Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (amended up to October 17, 2020) (CN411)

Supersedes (1 text(s))

Supersedes (1 text(s))

Guidelines of May 24, 2006, for Patent Examination (promulgated by Order No. 38 of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) )(CN192)

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Is amended by (2 text(s))

Decision of the State Intellectual Property Office Amending the Guidelines for Patent Examination (promulgated by order No. 68 of March 12, 2014, of the State Intellectual Property Office ) (CN316)

Decision of September 16, 2013, of the State Intellectual Property Office of Amending the Guidelines for Patent Examination (CN214)

Is repealed by (1 text(s))

Is repealed by (1 text(s))

Patent Examination Guidelines 2023 (CNIPA Office Order No. 78) (CN462)

WIPO Lex No. CN079