Highlight: Introducing what kind of role does the assessment report play in utility model patent litigation, and also we will analyze the characteristics of it.

As patent lawyers, we’re often consulted by clients that what measures could be taken to against the infringement on their patent? The answer from us is that the novelty retrieval report or patent assessment report is demanded before the utility models suits, depending on the application date. (For those utility models applied before 1^st Oct. 2009, the novelty retrieval report shall be applied, while those applied after that, the assessment report shall be applied accompanied, and we will discuss the differences between the reports in other essays on the website).