Patent agency companies mainly do the following work:
1. Answer customers’ patent-related consulting questions;
2. Enter into agency agreements with customers, Agent application, change, termination and other procedures for patents;
3. Other tasks mainly performed by patent agencies.
Legal Basis
Article 18 of the Patent Law
Foreigners, foreign enterprises or other foreign organizations that do not have a habitual residence or business office in China When applying for patents and handling other patent matters in China, a patent agency established in accordance with the law should be entrusted to handle them.
Chinese entities or individuals that apply for patents and handle other patent matters domestically can entrust a patent agency established in accordance with the law to handle them.
Patent agencies shall abide by laws and administrative regulations and handle patent applications or other patent matters as entrusted by the agent; except for the contents of the agent’s inventions and creations, except those where the patent application has been published or announced, Have a duty of confidentiality. The specific management measures for patent agencies shall be stipulated by the State Council.