Legal basis: Article 21 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The patent administrative department of the State Council shall handle patent applications and requests in accordance with the requirements of objectivity, fairness, accuracy and timeliness.
The patent administrative department of the State Council shall strengthen the construction of public service system for patent information, publish patent information completely, accurately and timely, provide basic patent data, and publish patent bulletins regularly to promote the dissemination and utilization of patent information.
Before the patent application is published or announced, the staff of the patent administration department in the State Council and relevant personnel shall be responsible for keeping the contents confidential.