Generally speaking, a patent application may undergo four different outcomes through the review process: the application for withdrawal of the initiative, the application being deemed to be withdrawn, the application being rejected and the application deemed to have given up the patent right.
So, how do you deal with different endings?
1, voluntary withdrawal of patent applications
After the applicant has filed the patent application, he may withdraw the patent application voluntarily because of the patent flaw or the confidentiality need and so on.
Where the application for withdrawal of the patent is filed, a statement of withdrawal of the patent application shall be submitted". If the patent for withdrawal needs to be kept secret, the invention patent shall be submitted before the public procedure, and the utility model and the patent for design shall have no public procedures and may apply before proceeding to the registration procedure. The applicant may entrust a professional agency authorized by the state to withdraw the procedure in time, otherwise the patent office will issue a patent certificate and issue a patent certificate as usual.
2. The patent application is deemed to be withdrawn
In the examination procedure, if the applicant fails to apply for an approval procedure within the prescribed time limit or within the time limit specified by the patent office, the application will be deemed to be withdrawn.
The reason may be that the applicant does not understand the law and the examination and approval procedures, and delays the mistakes caused by the formalities. It is also possible that the applicant has a valid reason to delay the deadline.
The applicant has a justifiable reason, may entrust a professional agency authorized by the state, in the notice of withdrawal within two months from the date of receipt, timely justification request for restoration of rights to the patent office, and go through the formalities, to avoid misunderstanding and missed the patent right.
3. The patent application was rejected
In the examination procedure, the applicant shall, after the examiner requests to present his opinions or make modifications and make corrections, the patent office considers that the application still does not conform to the relevant provisions of the patent law and the rules for its implementation, and the application will be rejected.
The applicant refuses to accept the decision of the Patent Office rejected, may entrust a professional agency authorized by the state, in order to fully understand and understand the examiner's opinion, on the date of receipt of the notification within three months of the Patent Office review committee for review.
4, the patent application is considered to abandon the patent right
The application for a patent for invention patent office after the preliminary examination and substantive examination found no reason to reject the utility model or design patent application after preliminary examination found no reason to reject the patent office will issue a "Notice of the grant of the patent right" and "registration notice, notify the applicant for registration.
However, if the registration is not completed at the expiration of the registration procedure, it shall be deemed to have given up the patent right. In order to avoid losing patent rights at the last minute due to overdue, the applicant may entrust a professional agency authorized by the state to handle it.