China

Requirements

1. Power of attorney, (no legalization is required).

2. Specification with claims and abstract (in English, German, French or 
    Japanese for translation into Chinese).

3. Drawings, if any (two sets of the formal drawings without legend, 
    and one set with illustration), size 185x260 mm.
 
4. Certified copy of the basic application, if priority is claimed; can be 
    filed within three months from the filing date. No translation (which 
    is only to be filed on request of the State Intellectual Property Office).

5. Assignment of priority rights (only if the applicant of the Chinese 
    application differs from that of the first application), no legalization. 
    It can be filed within three months from the filing date, but should be 
    signed before the filing date of the Chinese patent application.

6. Where a patent application concerns a new microorganism which is 
    not available to the public, the applicant shall deposit a sample of the 
    microorganism with an international depositary authority (IDA) under 
    the Budapest Treaty on or before the Chinese filing date (for a 
    non-PCT application) or international filing date (for a PCT application),
    and provide with the State Intellectual Property Office a receipt of 
    deposit and the viability report from the IDA within three months from 
    the Chinese filing date (for a non-PCT application) or the date of entry 
    into national phase in China (for a PCT application).

PCT applications: time limit for entry into the national phase under PCT 
    Art. 22 - Chapter I: 30 months; uncler Art. 39(1) - Chapter 11: 30 
    months.

Address: Address

413, Tongsheng Tower, No. 458 Pudong Fushan Rd, Shanghai, China, 200122

P.O. Box:
Telephone:
(00 86-21) 5878 6281
Fax:
(00 86-21) 5878 2853
Email:
china@agip.com
Contact:
Khalid Odeh (Mr)