ADVANTAGE

  • Professional and Experienced

    Professional and Experienced

    Chuanmo's team of expert attorneys and litigators provides results-driven IP services through continuous development and proactive learning.

  • Efficient & Confidential

    Efficient & Confidential

    Chuanmo's rigorous management system ensures accurate IP services, prompt filings, client communication, and strict data confidentiality.

  • Flexible & Cost-effective

    Flexible & Cost-effective

    Chuanmo offers adaptable pricing options with transparent estimates, providing value through flat, capped, package, or hourly fees.

  • Focus & Passion

    Focus & Passion

    Chuanmo's decade-long expertise in IP delivers personalized solutions, maintaining high standards and maximizing clients' intellectual property value.

SPECIALTY

  • 材料
  • 电子工程
  • 化学
  • 机械工程
  • 软件网络人工智能
  • 生物
  • 通信5G
  • 新能源

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Recognized as a "Guangdong Intellectual Property Quality Service Organization" and a "2019 Guangdong Contract-Abiding and Credit-Reliable Enterprise", Chuanmo stands at the forefront of intellectual property law, renowned for its outstanding service and commitment to excellence. With a track record of success in patent-related matters, Chuanmo continues to lead the way in providing innovative legal solutions and unparalleled service to clients. 


In 2018, Chuanmo officially became a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
With the motto of “Being flexible, being personalizing”, the firm has been standing by with the clients with a business mind, and protecting the greatest interest of their IP rights, which gains Chuanmo the award of “Intellectual Property Quality Service Organization”, “Contract-abiding and Credit-worthy Enterprise of Guangdong Province”.

In a notable highlight of 2019, Chuanmo was invited as the special exhibitor of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Trade Expo, and showcased its expertise in IP rights protection strategies to all the enterprises of various sizes at the expo. Chuanmo's comprehensive solutions and unwavering commitment to client success garnered widespread acclaim and recognition throughout the event.

Over the years, Chuanmo's service has consistently provided a sense of meticulousness. They anticipate your needs in unexpected ways and offer timely reminders and planning in potentially risky situations. Their subtle and attentive follow-up instills confidence, making it easy to entrust tasks to them.

I am grateful that we have met Chuanmo, the professional team, since 4 years ago. They specialize not only in the Chinese Mainland’s intellectual property system, but also systems in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. With their assistance, around 15 of our applications get granted in a short time without responding to the Office Actions, which is efficient. Much appreciated!

FAQ

  • ● Documents Required for Chinese Patent Application

    ◎ Specification of the patent application

    ◎ Scanned copy of the power of attorney

    ◎ Scanned copy of the priority document or DAS code, if available

    ◎ Scanned copy of priority assignment proof, if available



  • ● Entry Methods and Deadlines for Chinese Patent Applications

    ◎ File directly under the Paris Convention within 12 months from the earliest priority date;

    ◎ File via PCT national phase entry within 30 months from the earliest priority date, and it is feasible to request for an additional two-month grace period upon payment of extra official fees in case of late filing.



  • ● Official Language and Post-filing Translation for Chinese Patents

    ◎ The official language for Chinese patents is Simplified Chinese, and the Chinese text must be provided at the time of filing.



  • ● Introduction to Accelerated Channels for Chinese Patents

    Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

    ◎ When a corresponding application of a Chinese patent receives a favorable search report from a patent office recognized by CNIPA, and when the claims of the two applications fully correspond, applicants can request accelerated examination of their application by the CNIPA without the need to pay additional fees.

    ◎ Based on our experience, the first office action is typically received within 2-3 months after filing a PPH request, and the overall process from PPH request to final disposition takes approximately 6-12 months.

     

    Patent Prioritized Examination

    ◎ The prioritized examination of patents must be requested when the conditions for commencing substantive examination are met, after filing a request for substantive examination and paying the corresponding fees. Patent applications are entitled to Prioritized Examination if they:

    (1) Involve national key development industries such as energy conservation and environmental protection, new generation information technology, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy, new materials, new energy vehicles, and smart manufacturing;

    (2) Involve industries encouraged by the provincial and district-level municipal governments;

    (3) Involve the Internet, big data, cloud computing and other fields and the technology or product obsolescence is fast;

    (4) The patent applicant has made preparations for implementation or has begun implementation, or there is evidence that others are implementing their inventions;

    (5) The patent application was first filed in China and then filed in a foreign country; or

    (6) Of great significance to national interests or public interests need to be reviewed first.

     

    ◎ In our experience, patent applications submitted for prioritized examination typically receive the first office action within 1-1.5 months after approval of prioritized examination, and the process from prioritized examination request to final disposition takes 6-12 months.

     

    Pre-Examination

    ◎ The pre-examination system is a mechanism newly introduced by CNIPA to accelerate the examination process for qualified applications, compressing the pending period for Chinese patent applications from 22 months to 6 months.

     

    ◎ However, it is worth noting that for patent applications undergoing preliminary examination at the Intellectual Property Protection Center, in response to the first and second office actions issued by the patent office, applicants must submit responses within 10 and 5 working days respectively. If, the applicant still does not qualify for granting after responding to the second office action, the patent application will automatically switch to the regular application procedure.




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