A Brief Introduction of

the Patent Reexamination Board

of SIPO

2015-06

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Contents

1 Responsibilities

2 Organization

3 Reexamination & Invalidation

4 Patent Litigation System

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Responsibilities
Invalidation Consultation

To examine To examine To appear in To provide advice

requests for requests for courts where the for the Patent
previous invalidation Board is sued authorization and
examination of patent against infringement
departments right reexamination cases
rejection or invalidation
decisions decisions

Reexamination Litigation

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Organization

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Organization
Director General ( the Commissioner of the SIPO)

Acting Director General

Deputy Directors General

General Office Receiving & Procedural

Management Division
Personnel & Education Division

Information Technology 14 Technical Appeal Divisions

Division
Examination Coordination Design Appeal Divisions
Division

Research Division Administrative Litigation Division

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Reexamination
& Invalidation

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 Flowchart of Reexamination Procedure

The Patent Office

Preliminary Ex. Substantive Ex. Preliminary Ex. Preliminary Ex.

Of Invention of Invention Of Utility Model Of Design

CPO
Decision of Rejection Within 3
months

Request for Reexamination

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 Flowchart of Reexamination Procedure
(continued)

PRB
Formality Examination in PRB

Interlocutory examination in CPO

CPO
Y N
Agree or not

PRB Decision of PRB Collegiate Examination

In PRB

CPO Continue Examination in CPO

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 Flowchart of Reexamination Procedure
(continued)
Collegiate Examination
In PRB

Notification of
Reexamination Reexamination Decision

PRB
No response,
the request will Revoke Decision of Rejection
be deemed withdrawal
Response or
make amendments Continue Examination
in CPO CPO

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 Flowchart of Reexamination Procedure
(continued)

Reexamination Decision
PRB

Uphold Decision of Rejection Revoke Decision of Rejection

Within 3 months

Continue Examination in CPO

Action in IP Court of Beijing

Return to PRB CPO

Court
Appeal to the Higher The reexamination decision
Peoples Court of Beijing become effective

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 Flowchart of Invalidation Procedure
Uphold the Revoke the
Submit a request
Notify peoples Decision Decision
for invalidation
court and/or The decision of of PRB of PRB
regional patent PRB
administrative becomes effective Appeal to the higher
Formality authority peoples court of Beijing
Examination

Action in IP court
Send Notifications of of Beijing
acceptance And Petitioner
No legal
Transfer Documents
proceedings
Send to the two parties

Patentee Examination in Examination Decisions on

written form Request for Invalidation

Submitting Allocate to Collegiate Notify the Oral

the response the Panel Examination two parties Proceeding

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Oral Hearing Courts

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Circuit Courts

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 24452
Reexamination Request & Concluded (2005-2014)
20393
18829

18000 17320
Request
Concl uded 14805
15000 12369
12946
11427
12000
9195 10116
9005
9000
6697
6000 4360
3867
3230 2894 2667 2565 3514
3000 1576

0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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 Invalidation Request & Concluded (2005-2014)
3422

Request Concl uded

2941 2930
3000 2727 2742
2749
2522 2567 2599
2468 2411
2310 2313
2400 2183
2247
2087 2022 2038 1946

1800 1643

1200

600

0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Patent Litigation
System

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Patent Litigation System
Patent Trial System

PRB The Higher Peoples

IP Courts
Court of Beijing

Municipal Courts
Local IP Bureau Higher Courts

Reexamination Invalidation

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Thank you for your attention!

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