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Planning PCT national-phase entry in China? Organize the priority record, Chinese translation, filing instructions, and follow-up responsibilities with this practical checklist for U.S. companies and patent counsel.
China’s revised patent priority examination rules took effect September 1, 2026. Review eligibility, recommendation and filing requirements, processing periods, and the transition for earlier requests.
CNIPA’s March guide is nonbinding policy-interpretation guidance within the existing patent-law framework. U.S. companies can use it as a planning checklist for invention patent applications closely related to standards without assuming that every standards-related filing is standard-essential.
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