Options for expediting the patent application examination process in China
The examination for a utility model patent application is relatively short under China’s current patent examination system, taking six months to one year to be granted, whereas the examination procedure for an invention patent application is much longer, taking at least 2-3 years to be granted due to the substantial examination. The applicant, on the other hand, often wants for such a patent to be issued as soon as possible. As a result, the question of how to expedite the [...]