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China amends Guidelines for Patent Examination

By AWA | Posted on February 24, 2021

Following the fourth amendment to the PRC Patent Law by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in October 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) initiated a comprehensive review of the Guidelines for Patent Examination (Examination Guidelines 2019). The Decision to Amend the Guidelines for Patent Examination (Examination Guidelines 2021) was issued by the...

Tags: china, CNIPA, Guidelines, Patent, PRC Patent Law, prosecution

PPH network reaches over 50 members as India and Saudi Arabia join

By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on February 3, 2020

The ever-expanding Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) network has gained two new additions. AWA Point sums up the new members and opportunities.   Two new authorities with large economies have entered the PPH, providing the ability to speed-up and simplify examination of patent applications. The new additions are India and Saudi Arabia. For a given PPH-agreement,...

Tags: applications, India, patents, PPH, prosecution, Saudi Arabia

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