The second draft amendment to the Patent Examination Guidelines (the “Second Draft”) was issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (the “CNIPA”) on 31 October 2022 for public consultation until 15 December 2022. The Second Draft contains a number of changes which are different from the first draft amendment issued on 3 August 2021 (the “First Draft”),...
November 3, 2022
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