Deadline and File Review
We check the notice, deadline and available documents before planning your response.
China Patent Office Action Response
Received an office action from the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)? We help overseas applicants and IP firms review the objections, prepare arguments and amendments, and file a Chinese response after your approval. We explain the issues and proposed changes in English.
Application History
We review the original filing, later amendments and cited references to put the objectionsClear Response Options
We explain the arguments, proposed changes and what those changes mean for your protection.Your Approval before Filing
We send you the response and proposed amendments for approval before filing.
How We Support Your Response
We respond to examination notices for Chinese invention, utility model and design applications. This includes invention and utility model cases that entered China through the PCT route, with the work tailored to the notice.
Objection Analysis
We review the examiner’s reasoning and cited references, then explain the issues in English. Depending on the case, these may concern patentability, clarity, support or filing formalities.
Arguments and Amendments
We develop arguments and amendments using your comments and the original filing. We show the support for each change and explain how it affects the protection sought.
Examiner Communication
When useful for the case, we speak with the examiner by telephone to clarify issues or discuss the response, then report the key points to you.
Filing and Reporting
After your approval, we file the Chinese response and amendments, then send you copies of the submitted documents and filing confirmation.
Need to Respond or Transfer a Case?
Send the Chinese application number, known deadline and a short, non-confidential summary. We will explain which documents we need and arrange the next step before you share detailed case materials.
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How We Prepare and File Your Response
From the first inquiry to the filed response, we explain what we need, what we recommend and what you need to approve.
Share a Brief Overview
Send the application number, known deadline and a short, non-confidential summary. Let us know whether you are the applicant or an instructing IP firm.
Check the Deadline and Collect Documents
We check the notice and current deadline, identify missing documents and discuss the likely work. We arrange confidential file exchange and check any appointment or handover requirements for incoming cases.
Review the Case and Confirm the Plan
We examine the original filing, current documents, earlier responses and cited references. With your comments, we confirm the response plan, work and fees, checking what is already covered by any existing engagement.
Prepare Arguments and Amendments
We draft the response and any amendments, explaining the reasons for each change. When useful, we discuss specific points with the examiner by telephone.
Obtain Approval and File
You review and approve the response and amendments before we file the final Chinese documents with CNIPA.
Report the Filing and Next Steps
We send filing copies and confirmation, explain the next steps, and report further official notices covered by your engagement.
Why Work with Tonghui?
Know what the examiner is questioning, what we propose to change and what you need to approve before the response is filed.
Consistency with Your Application
We check the original filing and earlier submissions so new arguments and amendments take account of what has already been presented.
Clear English Communication
We explain the objections, options, deadlines and decisions you need to make in English.
Review before Submission
We check the arguments, support for amendments and final document versions before seeking your approval to file.
Filing Copies and Updates
You receive copies of the filed documents, filing confirmation and clear updates on the next official step.
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Response Support for Your China Application
You can instruct us directly or through your existing IP firm. For new instructions, we check the deadline, documents and handover requirements first.
Foreign IP Firms and Counsel
We handle Chinese response preparation and filing under your instructions, with English analysis, proposed amendments and filing copies for your review and client reporting.
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Overseas Businesses and Individual
We explain the examiner’s concerns in English, discuss your technical input and the protection you want to retain, and send the proposed response for your approval.
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Case Transfers and Standalone
We review the deadline, available file and appointment requirements before accepting a transfer or standalone response. The quotation reflects the documents and work involved.
Discuss a Transfer or Standalone Response
Need Help with a Chinese Patent Office Action?
Send the application number, known deadline and a short, non-confidential summary. We will explain the documents needed and how we can assess the work before quoting.
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China Patent Office Action FAQs
Answers to common questions about documents, deadlines, response preparation and fees.
Yes. Applicants and foreign IP firms can contact us about a standalone response or case transfer. We check the deadline, case status and documents, including any appointment or handover requirements, before confirming that we can take the matter on.
Start with the application number, known deadline and a non-confidential summary. For review, we need the notice, original and current application documents, earlier responses and amendments, cited references and relevant comments. For design cases, include the filed views and brief explanation.
We check the notice, official delivery details and case history to confirm the applicable deadline. Tell us promptly if it is close or may have passed so we can assess the position and available next steps.
We check each proposed change against the original filing and the applicable amendment requirements, taking earlier responses and cited references into account. We explain its basis and likely effect on your protection before you decide whether to approve it.
When useful, we speak with the examiner by telephone and report the key points. This depends on the case and the examiner’s availability. Telephone discussions do not replace the formal written response or change its deadline.
Yes. We send the draft response and amendments with English explanations of the issues and proposed changes. We file the Chinese documents only after your approval. Please tell us if another person or firm must also approve them.
For non-PCT Chinese patent applications handled by Tonghui, routine responses and necessary amendments are included in the agreed professional fee. PCT national phase responses, transferred cases and standalone responses are quoted separately according to the work required. Any official fees are listed separately.
You receive the response recommendations, drafts, a summary of any examiner discussion, filing copies and confirmation. We report further notices under your engagement. A rejection decision and any possible reexamination require a separate assessment, with additional work and fees confirmed before proceeding.
