How to handle priority examination of patent applications
1. Priority examination of patent applications should be With the consent of all applicants, the priority review materials should be signed by all applicants. The prerequisite for the agency to sign on their behalf is that all applicants issue a letter agreeing to priority review and entrusting an agency to handle it.
2. Invention patent applications in the substantive examination stage, For utility model and design patent applications after paying the application fee, priority examination materials can be submitted, including a request for priority examination signed by the relevant departments of the State Council or the provincial intellectual property office with recommendations, instructions and corresponding supporting materials, existing technology or Existing technical information material. In addition, patent applications for priority review should be electronic applications. It is recommended that applicants use electronic applications in XML format files to speed up the review cycle.
3. Priority examination materials shall be submitted in paper form or mailed to the State Intellectual Property Office, and the recipient shall be the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office for preliminary examination and process management. Ministry Affairs Service Office, address: No. 6, Tucheng Road, Jimenqiao, Haidian District, Beijing, postal code: 100088.
4. Within 3 to 5 working days after receiving the request for priority examination, the State Intellectual Property Office will send a paper copy according to the contact address on the request for priority examination. A notice of approval or disapproval of the priority examination shall be issued to the requester in the form of a notification.
The above are the relevant regulations on the priority processing method for patent applications. We can see that our country has a strict legal system for patent applications. If for patent applications If you want to know more about priority related processing issues, you can consult a lawyer or go to the legal department in time. Legal Savior Network also provides online lawyer consultation services, and you are welcome to make legal consultations.