FAQ

• How many types of industrial property rights exist in China?
• What is the duration of Chinese patent?
• What kind of invention cannot be patented in China?
• Can computer software be patented in China?
• What language must be used for a patent application in China?
• Are Chinese patents for invention and patents for utility model subjected to substantive examinat...
• When are annual fees due in China?
• How can one challenge a granted patent in China?
• What is the difference between three kinds of patent?
• Why do I need a china patent?
• Who decides if patents are granted or not?
• What are the conditions of granting patent right?
• What kinds of foreigners can apply for patent rights in China?
• What documents needed for applying a patent in China?
• What is the protection extent the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China ?
• What is invention?
• What is the so-called utility model?
• What does design in Patent Law means?
• How about the duration of patent protection in China?
• What is priority principle?
• What are the conditions of granting patent right?
• What are novelty, inventiveness and practical applicability?
• What kinds of inventions can't be granted patent rights?
• What kinds of foreigners can apply for patent rights in China?
• What documents needed for applying a patent in China?
• What does the right of priority mean?
• When shall a applicant request the priority right and how to request?
• What patent examination system China adopts?
• What is the earlier publication?
• What applicants can do with the rejection of their patent applications?
• How a applicant can do with the rejection from the Reexamination Board?
• What is the legal gist when rejecting a application?
• What is the basic principle of Hong Kong patent system?