In the top 10 patent reexamination & invalidation cases of 2019 announced by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), five are related to mechanical technologies.  According to the CNIPA, these cases were selected for their guiding value in certain topics typical for patent examination, as well as the considerable social attention focused on them.  The opinions reflected in the Decisions of these cases would undoubtedly impose great influence on the practices of both substantial examination and invalidation, and can be cited as supporting reference or evidence to benefit similar cases.  Therefore, we summarize below the case brief and introduce the focuses of the five invalidation cases of mechanical invention.
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The current Patent Law of China came into force in 1985 and was revised three times in 1992, 2000 and 2008, respectively. In order to keep up with developments of the times, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (hereinafter “CNIPA”) researched and drafted the Revision Draft of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft for purposes of Soliciting of Comments from the Public) (hereinafter “Revision Draft”) in accordance with the 2012 legislative work schedule of the State Council in China. The Revision Draft, published on August 10th, 2012 for comments, was followed by multiple drafts until a final draft was reached and submitted to the National People’s Congress of China for vote. On October 17th, 2020, the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress of China passed the Decision on Revising the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China. The newly revised Patent Law of China will come into force on June 1st, 2021. It took about 8 years to fulfill this fourth revision of Patent Law.
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