Publication of the Official English Text of “Guidelines for

Patent Examination” by SIPO (10 July 2005)

Having been long-expected, the official English text of “Guidelines for Patent Examination” by the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) was published by China Intellectual Property Publishing Company in June 2005. Anyone interested in purchasing the book may contact the publisher at the following address:

No. 6, Road Xi Tu Cheng,

Ji Men Bridge,

Haidian District,

Beijing 100088, China

Tel. (8610) 6208 3467

(8610) 8200 0898

(8610) 8200 0910

Fax: (8610) 6208 3474