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Are Chinese patents for invention and patents for utility model subjected to substantive examination?

April 26, 2017Chinese invention model patents subjected substantive utility

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Are Chinese patents for invention and patents for utility model subjected to substantive examination?

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Patents for invention are substantively examined (novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability). Patents for utility model do not undergo a substantive examination but only a preliminary examination (compliance with formal requirements). However, in invalidation procedures the requirements of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability will be determined. If this does not answer your question, please specify your request.