The purpose of substantive examination of GI applications is to assess the eligibility of objects claimed in the application under the requirements and corresponding protection scope[…]
On the date of expiration of the time limit for substantive examination of an application at the latest,the NOIP shall send to the applicant one of the following notices[…]
An application for a trademark registration filed with the NOIP shall be subject to formality examination for evaluating its validity[…]
A patent application filed with the NOIP shall be subject to formal examination for evaluating its validity.
