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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">That is a good strategy, I
have used. The one caveat is, to my understanding, an NDA is
worthless in China. As I understand it, your client should have
an appropriate NNN agreement in place that is signed with the
company's "chop" after that have made sure to verify the company.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/29/2024 11:59 AM, Patent Lawyer
via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A US company has developed an improved
version of a commonly used mechanical device. The company
filed a provisional application in December 2023, and
production will begin soon in China. To date, all disclosures
have been under NDA to get the production set up. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will file a PCT application in November.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am considering the following approach to
get quick protection in China:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">File directly in China (simultaneously \u2013 on
the same day):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">1. A
regular patent application and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 2. A Utility model
application<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The utility model will be a direct filing
in China, not a national phase entry of the to-be-filed PCT.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The utility model should be granted within
6-12 months.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The regular patent will take 3-5 years to
grant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once the regular patent is granted, we can
keep both the regular patent and the utility model if there is
no overlapping claim scope. If the claim scope overlaps, we
would abandon the utility model to avoid double patenting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I\u2019m consulting with local counsel on this
matter, but I would appreciate any thoughts or feedback from
the group, especially if anyone has done something similar.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also, has anyone done something like this
in Mexico or Germany?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[If this is not the right group for this
question, please forward the message]<o:p></o:p></p>
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