Tianlin David Liu

Tianlin David Liu

June 26, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Application of 'Invention Concept' After New China Patent Examination Guidelines

In November 2019, the China National Intellectual Property Agency (CNIPA) issued new patent examination guidelines for applying China's "inventive step" requirement, the patentability standard roughly equivalent to the U.S. patent requirement of "nonobviousness."

By Tianlin (David) Liu

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