Any entity or individual may request the Patent Reexamination Board to declare a patent invalidation from the date of announcement of the grant of the patent right. The Patent Reexamination Board shall examine the request and make a decision for invalidation of the patent right.
Where any party is not satisfied with the decision of the Patent Reexamination Board declaring the patent right invalidation or upholding the patent right, such party may institute legal proceedings in the People's Court within three months from receipt of the notification of the decision. |