为了客观、公正、准确、及时地依法处理有关专利的申请和请求，国家知识产权局依据专利法实施细则第一百二十二条制定本专利审查指南。本指南是专利法及其实施细则的具体化，因此是专利局和专利复审委员会依法行政的依据和标准，也是有关当事人在上述各个阶段应当遵守的规章。本书是英文版。

本指南共分五个部分：第一部分(初步审查)、第二部分(实质审查)、第三部分(进入国家阶段的国际申请的审查)、第四部分(复审与无效请求的审查)和第五部分(专利申请及事务处理)。

本指南共分五个部分：第一部分(初步审查)、第二部分(实质审查)、第三部分(进入国家阶段的国际申请的审查)、第四部分(复审与无效请求的审查)和第五部分(专利申请及事务处理)。第一、二、四部分按专利申请的审批流程顺序排列，第三部分为进入国家阶段的国际申请审查的具体规定，第五部分为适用各程序的通用规则。

Part Ⅰ Preliminary Examination

Chapter 1

Preliminary Examination of Patent Applications for Invention

Chapter 2

Preliminary Examination of Patent Applications for Utility Model

Chapter 3

Preliminary Examination of Patent Applications for Design

Chapter 4

Patent Classification

Part Ⅱ Substantive Examination

Chapter 1

Inventions-Creations for Which No Patent Right shall be Granted

Chapter 2

Description and Claims

Chapter 3

Novelty

Chapter 4

Inventive Step

Chapter 5

Practical Applicability

Chapter 6

Unity of Invention and Divisional Applications

Chapter 7

Search

Chapter 8

Procedure for Substantive Examination

Chapter 9

Some Provisions on Examination of Invention Applications Relating to Computer Programs

Chapter 10

Some Provisions on Examination of Invention Applications in the Field of Chemistry

Part Ⅲ Examination of International Applications Entering the National Phase

Chapter 1

Preliminary Examination of International Applications Entering the National Phase and Processing of Procedural Matters Therefore

Chapter 2

Substantive Examination of International Applications Entering the National Phase

Part Ⅳ Examination of Requests for Reexamination and for Invalidation

Chapter 1

General Provisions

Chapter 2

Examination of Requests for Reexamination

Chapter 3

Examination of Requests for Invalidation

Chapter 4

Provisions Concerning Oral Proceedings in the Reexamination and Invalidation Procedures

Chapter 5

Examination of Design Patent in the Invalidation Procedure

Chapter 6

Some Provisions Concerning the Examination of Utility Models in the Invalidation Procedure

Chapter 7

Handling of Identical Inventions-Creations in the Invalidation Procedure

Chapter 8

Provisions Concerning Issues of Evidence in the Invalidation Procedure

Part Ⅴ Processing of Patent Applications and Procedural Matters

Chapter 1

Patent Application Documents and Formalities

Chapter 2

Patent-Related Fees

Chapter 3

Acceptance

Chapter 4

Patent Application Files

Chapter 5

Confidentiality Examination of Patent Application to Be Kept Secret and Patent Application to Be Filed Abroad

Chapter 6

Notification and Decision

Chapter 7

Time Limit, Restoration of Right and Suspension of Procedure

Chapter 8

Compilation of Patent Gazette and Pamphlet

Chapter 9

Grant and Termination of Patent Right

Chapter 10

Evaluation Report of Patent

Chapter 11

Provisions on Electronic Application

Others

Annexes