First, the historical inheritance of the patent system. The patent system can be traced back to Venice in 1474, when the first modern patent law appeared in Venice. Since then, the patent system has been spread and applied in continental Europe. After the industrial revolution, science and technology developed rapidly, and the era of great navigation began, and international trade and technical exchanges became increasingly frequent. Paris Convention was born in 1883. It is the first international patent convention and the largest patent convention organization in the world. China acceded to the Convention on 1985.
Second, the development of China's patent system. In the early decades after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), we were cut off from the international community because of too many things to do. At that time, it pursued the doctrine of taking, copied a lot of foreign industrial products, and there was no concept and knowledge of intellectual property protection in China. 1980 after China's reform and opening-up, China also began to integrate with the international community. 1980 The Patent Office was established, and 1984 China also promulgated the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Third, the basic knowledge of the patent system. Patents are usually divided into three categories, namely inventions, utility models and designs. Each kind here has strict examination and division. For example, if you find a mathematical theorem or a new substance, it is not an invention, but the result of using the laws of nature. At the same time, it must be a specific technical scheme, and the effective protection period is 20 years. What is the name of the utility model? Invention? The protection period is 10 year, which mainly aims at the improvement and innovation of the shape and structure of the object. The design protection period is 10 year.
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