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ChinaNationalIntellectualPropertyAdministrationPatentProsecution
Highway
TheCNIPA-IPONZPatentProsecutionHighway(PPH)allowspatentapplicantstorequestexpedited
examinationwithIPONZifoneormoreclaimsinacorrespondingpatentapplicationhavebeenfoundtobeallowablebytheCNIPA.
ThispageprovidesguidelinesonhowtheCNIPA-IPONZPPHpilotwilloperateinNewZealandandhowtorequestexpeditedexaminationunderthisPPH.
Forthedurationofthepilotagreement,patentapplicantscanrequestacceleratedprocessingofanapplicationatIPONZ,basedonworkproductsforacorrespondingapplicationfromCNIPA,providingtheeligibilitycriteriaaremet.
Howtofilearequest
Beforeyoufile,checkthatyourrequestmeetstheeligibilitycriteriaforexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPHandyouhavetherequireddocuments.
TofilearequestforrequestexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPH,usetheIPONZcasemanagementfacility.
EligibilityCriteria
InorderforarequesttobeeligibleforexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPA-PPH,yourapplicationmustmeetthefollowingconditions:
1.Dates:TheapplicationtobeexaminedbyIPONZandthecorrespondingapplicationexaminedbyCNIPAmusthavethesameearliestdate(whichmaybetheprioritydateorthefilingdate).
2.Patentableclaims:AtleastoneclaimhasbeenfoundtobepatentablebyCNIPA,i.e.novel,
inventiveanduseful/industriallyapplicable.Theremustbeanexpressstatementofpatentabilityfortheseclaim(s)inaworkproductissuedbyCNIPA.
Filingrequirements
ThefollowingarefilingrequirementsforexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPH:
1)Theclaim(s)presentedforexaminationatIPONZmust“sufficientlycorrespond”tooneormoreoftheclaimsfoundpatentablebyCNIPA.
2)Arequestforexaminationhasbeenfiled.Thiscanbemadepriorto,oratthesametimeasrequestingexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPH.
3)Thefollowingdocumentsmustbeprovidedaspartofyourrequest:
a)Acopyoftheworkproduct(s)issuedbyCNIPAwhichexpresslyidentifiesthepatentableclaims;and
b)AcopyoftheclaimsthattheCNIPAexaminationhasfoundtobepatentable;and
c)Aclaimcorrespondencetablewhichsetsoutthepatentableclaim(s)oftheCNIPAapplicationandidentifiesthe"sufficientlycorresponding"claim(s)tobeexaminedbyIPONZ.
Ininstanceswheretheclaimstobeexaminedareidenticaltothosefoundpatentable,astatementtothiseffectisalsoacceptable.
d)Acompletespecificationdocumentwhichincludestheclaimswhich“sufficientlycorrespond”tothosefoundpatentablebyCNIPA.
AnEnglishlanguagecopyofalldocumentsmustbeprovided.
Optionaldocuments
Youcanalsoprovideadditionaldocumentswithyourrequest,suchasacoverletter,documentscitedagainstthecorrespondingapplication,non-patentliteraturecitedbyCNIPA,orothermaterialsthatrelatetotherequest.
IPONZmayalsorequestcopiesofcitationsraisedagainsttheearlierapplicationiftheyarenotavailableviaregulardatabasesorsearchfiles,ortranslationsthereof.
Themeaningof‘sufficientlycorrespond’
AllclaimstobeexaminedbyIPONZmust“sufficientlycorrespond”totheclaim(s)oftheCNIPAapplication.Claimsareconsideredto‘sufficientlycorrespond’wheretheclaimstobeexaminedbyIPONZareofthesameorsimilarscopeastheclaimsindicatedaspatentablebyCNIPA,ortheclaimsarenarrowerinscopethantheclaimsindicatedaspatentable.
Claim(s)tobeexaminedbyIPONZcannotbebroaderinscopethanthosefoundpatentablebytheCNIPA.
IPONZwillalsoaccountfortheeffectsofanytranslationsintotheEnglishlanguageiftheoriginalclaimswerenotinEnglish.
Differentclaimcategories
Claim(s)whichintroduceanew/differentcategoryofclaimstothoseclaimsdeterminedtobepatentablearenotconsideredtosufficientlycorrespond.
Forexample,iftheCNIPAapplicationcontainsonlyclaimstoanarticle,thenclaimstoamethodofmakingthearticlewillnotsufficientlycorrespond.
Amendingtoclaimswhichsufficientlycorrespond
Youcanamendyourspecificationtoclaimswhichsufficientlycorrespondpriorto,oratthetimeof,submittingyourrequestforexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPH.
Avoluntaryamendmentfeewillapplyifyoumakeanyamendmentsafterrequestingexamination.
Whatisavalidworkproduct?
AworkproductisaformalreportoractionissuedbytheCNIPA.
ArequestundertheCNIPAPPHrequiresareportoractionissuedbyCNIPAthatexpresslyidentifiesthepatentableclaim(s).Apatentableclaimmustbeassessedasnovel,inventiveanduseful/capableofindustrialapplicability.
ThiscanbeanyreportoractionissuedbytheCNIPA,aslongasthepatentableclaimsareclearlyidentified.AWrittenOpinionorInternationalPreliminaryReportonPatentabilityissuedbytheCNIPAasthe
InternationalSearchAuthorityorInternationalExaminationAuthorityisavalidworkproduct.
Multipleworkproductscanalsobeusedinasinglerequest,providedtheysharethesameearliestdate.
RelevantdatesforexaminationinNewZealand
Requestingexaminationofanapplicationpriortoexaminationeligibility
NationalphaseentryapplicationsunderthePatentCooperationTreaty(alsoknownas‘Treaty’applications)areonlyeligibleforexaminationifatleast31monthshavepassedsincetheearliestprioritydate.
ThisexaminationeligibilityrequirementappliesevenifyourequestustoexpeditetheexaminationofyourTreatyapplicationundertheCNIPAPPH.
IfyouintendforustoexamineyourTreatyapplicationaheadofitseligibilitydate,youmustindicatethisaspartofyourCNIPAPPHrequest.
ThisrequestisseparatetotherequestforexpediatedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPH.
Lateentryintonationalphaserequiresrestoration
Ifa
Treatyapplication
isfiledatIPONZlaterthanthe31-monthnationalphaseentrydeadline,arequestforexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPHcannotbemadeatthesametime.
YourapplicationwillneedtoberestoredbeforerequestingPPH.Pleaseseethe
restorationguidelines
formoreinformation.
Lateconventionclaims
Ifa
conventionapplication
isfiledatIPONZlaterthanthe12monthconventionperiod,youcanstillmakearequestforexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPHatthetimeoffiling.
However,thisrequestwillnotbeactioneduntiltheapplicanthassatisfiedtheCommissionerthattheconventionapplicationisentitledtotheclaimedprioritydate.
Ifaconventionclaimisnotfoundtobeentitledtotheclaimedprioritydate,thentherequestforexpedited
examinationundertheCNIPAPPHwillberefusedastheNewZealandapplicationandtheCNIPAapplicationwouldnolongersharethesameearliestpriorityorfilingdates.
Processingofrequestsandtimelines
OnceIPONZreceivesarequestforexpeditedexaminationundertheCNIPAPPH,wewillassesstherequesttodetermine:
1.Ifyourapplicationmeetstheeligibilityrequirements
2.Iftherequestmeetsthefilingrequirements,includingtherequireddocuments
Ifyourapplicationdoesnotmeettheeligibilityrequirements,IPONZwillrefusetherequest.
Ifyourapplicationiseligible,butdoesnotmeetthefilingrequirements,youwillbegivenanopportunityto
remedyanyissueswiththerequest.Youmustsubmityourresponseand/ora
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