Amendments to the Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, issued by the National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), have become effective last January 20th. These modifications bring the regulations more in line with those in force in the most relevant Intellectual Property jurisdictions. Among them, we can highlight some of the most interesting ones, such as the elimination of the 15-day post time for official communications delivered electronically; new deadlines for the restoration, addition or correction of priority; possibility of correction through incorporation by reference; introduction of the principle of good faith as a ground for rejection; recusation of examiner in reexamination; possibility of deferred examination; new rules for partial designs; or the introduction of patent term adjustments and patent term extensions.
You can access the new regulations through the following link:
Complete bulletin.