Those who have right to complain:

+ Applicant has right to complain about application rejection, protection certificate rejection

+ Applicant requesting patent/utility solution application examination has right to compain about protection certificate issuing and does not have to pay comlaint fees

+ Any third party has right to complain about decision of protection certificate issuing and has to pay complaint fees

+ Complaint must be in writing, therein name and address of complainant; number, signed date, content of Decision or Notice that is complained about; concerned protection certificate application number; name of protection-required objects listed in application; content, arguments, evidence of complaint; concrete proposal of amendmend or cancellation of concerned Decision or conclusion; should be expressed clearly

+ Comlaint shoud be handed in within 01 month from Decision/Notice day. If it is filed after running out of time limitation, complaint will be rejected.

+ The NOIP have to answer the complaint in writing to complainant in 30 days from complaint date.

+ If disagreeing with the NOIP’s answer, complainant may lodge a complaint to the Minister of Science and Technology or file an administrative lawsuit.