In China, once a patent for invention or utility model has been granted, apart from the patent invalidation proceeding, the patentee does not have other opportunities to amend any claim of the patent on his own initiative. After the request for invalidation of the patent is filed, within one month after the patentee receives the request for invalidation and the evidence, the patentee is allowed to amend the claims of the patent at issue in response to the request for invalidation. However, manners of amendment allowed are strictly limited.
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专利无效宣告程序
专利无效宣告程序中权利要求修改
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在中国,发明专利和实用新型专利获得授权后,除了无效宣告程序,权利人并没有其他主动修改权利要求的机会。在专利被提起无效宣告请求之后,权利人收到无效宣告请求书及证据的一个月内,权利人有机会针对无效宣告请求来修改权利要求,但是权利要求的修改方式受到严格限制。…
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