SIPO speeds up invention patents
September 12, 2012 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesNew Measures from SIPO could see invention patents granted in a year, but questions remain over how many applications examiners can push through that quickly
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SIPO promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Priority Review of Invention Patent Applications (发明专利申请优先审查管理办法) on June 18 and they become effective on August 1.
“Undoubtedly, the Measures are very important as they are the first written documentation on fast examination for both domestic and foreign applicants,” said Wang Yanjiang, a partner at Unitalen in Beijing.