What is compulsory license? Should industrial design adopt compulsory license?

Compulsory license, also known as involuntary license, refers to the administrative measures that the patent administrative department of the State Council can directly allow the applicant to implement his invention or utility model without the consent of the patentee under legal circumstances.

Second, should industrial design adopt compulsory license?

The Trips Agreement does not mention the compulsory licensing of industrial designs, and in most countries that protect industrial designs by industrial property law, it is not allowed to adopt the compulsory licensing system for industrial designs. China's patent law only provides for compulsory licensing of invention patents and utility model patents. However, the agreement allows member countries to impose certain restrictions on industrial design rights, but these restrictions must meet three preconditions:

(1) Their design must ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of third parties will not be unduly affected by the exclusive right to design.

(2) It shall not interfere with the normal use of the relevant design, including the interests of the legal licensee.

(3) It shall not exceed a reasonable limit, so as not to harm the interests of the obligee. In practice, China can only take compulsory license for invention patents, utility model patents and copyrights, and never take compulsory license for trademark rights and design patents.

However, Trips Agreement is neither prohibited nor allowed, leaving a problem worth discussing.

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