Article 2 The sci-tech novelty retrieval institutions mentioned in these Measures (hereinafter referred to as novelty retrieval institutions) refer to information consulting institutions with sci-tech novelty retrieval business qualifications, which provide sci-tech novelty retrieval services free of charge according to the sci-tech contents and sci-tech novelty retrieval norms provided by the clients.
Article 3 Sci-tech novelty retrieval shall adhere to the principles of seeking truth from facts, objectivity and fairness, and ensure the independence of novelty retrieval activities and the accuracy of novelty retrieval conclusions.
Article 4 The Ministry of Science and Technology shall administer and guide the national novelty retrieval institutions. The administrative departments of science and technology of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall administer the novelty retrieval institutions in their respective regions; The relevant departments, directly affiliated institutions and directly affiliated institutions in the State Council manage the novelty retrieval institutions of their own departments and provide business guidance to the novelty retrieval institutions in the industries under their jurisdiction.