Duration of legal protection of intellectual property rights

Legal subjectivity:

There is a protection period; The term of protection of trademark rights is ten years, and it can be extended for ten years at a time. The term of patent right for invention is twenty years, and the term of patent right for utility model and patent right for design is ten years. The term of protection of copyright is generally fifty years. The term of intellectual property protection cannot be extended indefinitely. The trademark right can only be renewed once every 10 year (it can be extended indefinitely); The term of copyright is 50 years after the death of natural person's copyright; Legal person for 50 years. Patents and copyrights cannot be renewed. The term of protection of three kinds of intellectual property rights is different: 1. Copyright According to the relevant provisions of the Copyright Law, the term of protection of the author's right of signature, modification and protection of the integrity of the work is not limited. For citizens' works, the protection period of their right to publish and distribute is 50 years before and after the author's death, ending at 65438+February 31in the 50th year after the author's death; If it is a cooperative work, the deadline is 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last dead author. The term of protection of a work of a legal person or other organization, which is copyrighted by a legal person or other organization (except the right of signature), is fifty years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the first publication of the work. However, if the work is not published within 50 years after the creation is completed, this law will no longer protect it. 2. Patent Right According to the relevant provisions of the Patent Law, the term of the invention patent right is 20 years, and the term of the utility model patent right and the design patent right is 10 years, counting from the date of application. The patentee shall pay the annual fee from the year when the patent right is granted. According to Article 44 of the Patent Law, if the patentee waives his patent right in writing without paying the annual fee as required, the patent right shall be terminated before the expiration of the time limit. 3. Trademark Right According to Articles 37 and 38 of the Trademark Law, the validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, counting from the date of approval of registration. Where it is necessary to continue to use a registered trademark after its expiration, it shall apply for renewal of registration within six months before its expiration; Failing to apply within this time limit, a grace period of 6 months may be granted. If no application is made at the expiration of the exhibition period, its registered trademark shall be cancelled. Each renewal of registration is valid for ten years.

Legal objectivity:

Article 22 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The term of protection of the author's right of signature, modification and protection of the integrity of the work is not limited. According to Article 23 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the protection period of the right of publication and the rights specified in Item 5 to Item 17 of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law is 50 years after the author's life and his death, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the author's death; If it is a cooperative work, the deadline is 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last dead author. Article 37 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Publishers have the right to license or prohibit others from using the layout design of their published books and periodicals. The term of protection of the rights specified in the preceding paragraph is ten years, ending on the 10 day after the first publication of the books and periodicals designed in this format.