Beijing Wankeyuan Intellectual Property Agent Ltd.

     Guide to Invention Patent Application
     Request of documents & information:
     A. registration form
     1、type of patent（invention）
     2、applicant information: name, address, and nationality (applicant can be natural person, enterprise or other kinds of legal person.)
     3、inventor/designer information: name, address, and nationality (inventor/designer should be natural person.)；
     4、The application who claims the right of priority, shall provide the nation, the date, and the number of prior application.
     5、other requests about the application
     B. a power of attorney
     　　Put applicant’s signature to the power of attorney.
     C. technical materials about the invention (Please write your materials according to the outline provided by our company.)
     D. other documents If applicant wants to claim the right of priority, please provide a copy of the prior application document. If application concerns a new biological material or its product, which is not available to public, the applicant should deposit a sample of the new biological material and its products before application date, at least at application date.
     You can get more information from: Email: WanKeYuan@WanKeYuan.com.cn or Tel: 010-82076995

Guide to Utility Model Patent Application
     Request of documents & information:
     A. registration form
     1、type of patent（utility model）；
     2、applicant information: name, address, and nationality (applicant can be natural person, enterprise or other kinds of legal person.)
     3、inventor/designer information: name, address, and nationality (inventor/designer should be natural person.)；
     4、The application who claims the right of priority, shall provide the nation, the date, and the number of prior application.
     5、other requests about the application
     B. a power of attorney
     Put applicant’s signature to the power of attorney.
     C. technical materials about the utility model (Please write your materials according to the outline provided by our company.)
     D. other documents If applicant wants to claim the right of priority, please provide a copy of the prior application document.
     Note: Utility model patent should provide a new and practical technical solution relating to the shape, the structure, or their combination, of a product. The creation concerning a kind of production method or technique should apply for not utility model patent, but invention patent.
     You can get more information from: Email: WanKeYuan@WanKeYuan.com.cn or Tel: 010-82076995

Guide to Design Patent Application
     Request of documents & information:
     A. registration form
     1、type of patent（design）；
     2、applicant information: name, address, and nationality (applicant can be natural person, enterprise or other kinds of legal person.)
     3、inventor/designer information: name, address, and nationality (inventor/designer should be natural person.)；
     4、The application who claims the right of priority, shall provide the nation, the date, and the number of prior application.
     5、other requests about the application
     B. a power of attorney
     Put applicant’s signature to the power of attorney.
     C. materials about the design
     1、photographs or drawings of the design
     2、point out the name of product using the design
     3、photographs or drawings mean orthographic projection of six-side views and stereoscopic drawings of the product using the design, if the views are symmetrical, one of the views may be omitted；
     If applicant wants to claim the right of priority, please provide a copy of prior application document.
     You can get more information from: Email: WanKeYuan@WanKeYuan.com.cn or Tel: 010-82076995

Guide to Entering Chinese National Phase From PCT International Application
     A. the time of entering Chinese national phase
     1. within 30 months from the earliest priority date of the international application (international application date under PCT), or before 32 months with paying a surcharge for the late entry.
     2. An international application can enter Chinese national phase in advance, before international publication under PCT, with the copy of international application provided by International Bureau /Accepting Office.
     B. request of documents
     1. the text and the head page of international publication of the international application under PCT
     2. the international search report (not have to provide the citation)
     3. the modification under article 19 or 34 of PCT, which was published in international phase.
     4. PCT/IB/306 sheet for registration of applicant or/and inventor changing in international phase
     5. a power of attorney (should be the original file signed by applicant )
     6. the amendment of description when enter Chinese national phase (if necessary )

Guide to Reexamination of Patent
     After receiving OFFICE ACTION OF REJECTING PATENT, the applicants had better to analyze it. The applicants could request the Patent Reexamination Board to make a reexamination, if unsatisfied with the OFFICE ACTION. It is a very important way for applicants to try for right. Our company can act as an Agent to apply for reexamination of patent to Patent Reexamination Board. For reexamination, applicant need to prepare documents as follows:
     1. all materials of original application (description, claim etc)
     2. Office Actions with comparable references
     3. Office Action of rejection
     4. opinion & wish of applicant
     On the basis of above preparation, we ’ll act as follows after appointment:
     1. to analyze the original application documents and office action
     2. to raise a detail plan of applying to reexamination
     3. to apply for reexamination and fee for applicant
     4. to response to Action of Patent Reexamination Board

Guide to Invalidation Declaration of Patent
     Our company can act as an Agent to apply for declare a patent invalid. For invalidation declaration, client need to prepare as follows:
     1. to identify the existence of infringing action for the patentee
     2. to provide the patent number and publication file
     3. to provide the proofs for invalidation declaration, or commission us to get related proofs
     On the basis of above preparation, we’ll act for client to do something as follows:
     1. to analyze the proofs
     2. to raise the optimal plan and the best reason to declare a patent invalid
     3. to apply for a patent invalidation declaration
     4. to rebut the patentee’s reply
     5. to seek more potent proofs, if necessary
     6. to be present at Oral Procedure to reply on the spot
     In the same way, we can act as an Agent of patentee to try to maintain the validation and integrity of your patent by potent reply, when others apply for invalidation declaration aiming at your patent.
     For patentee, it is the basis for winning in succedent infringement lawsuit to maintain their patent right through proceeding of Invalidation.
     For defendant company accused of infringe patent right, to request the Patent Reexamination Board to declare the patent right invalid is important opportunity to turn their status from passive to initiative.