What is the difference in the duration of intellectual property protection?

What is the duration of intellectual property rights?

The term of protection of intellectual property rights is divided into the following situations:

1. Term of copyright protection: The term of protection of the author's right of signature, modification and protection of the integrity of the work is unlimited. 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 rights such as publication and distribution. The copyright protection period for the works of a legal person or other organization and the work of a post in which the copyright is enjoyed by a legal person or other organization is fifty years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the first publication of the work.

3. Duration of patent protection: the duration of invention patent right is 20 years, that of utility model patent right is 10 year, and that of design patent right is 15 year, counting from the date of application.

4. Duration of trademark protection: The period of validity of a registered trademark is ten years, counting from the date of approval of registration. Where a registered trademark needs to be used continuously after the expiration of its term of validity, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the provisions within 12 months before the expiration; If it has not been handled during this period, it can be extended for six months. The validity period of each renewal registration is ten years, counting from the day after the last expiration of the trademark. If the renewal formalities are not completed at the expiration of the period, the registered trademark shall be cancelled.

legal ground

Article 39 of the Trademark Law A registered trademark shall be valid for ten years, counting from the date of approval of registration.

Article 40 of the Trademark Law: If a registered trademark needs to be used continuously after the expiration of its term of validity, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within 12 months before the expiration; If it has not been handled during this period, it can be extended for six months. The validity period of each renewal registration is ten years, counting from the day after the last expiration of the trademark. If the renewal formalities are not completed at the expiration of the period, the registered trademark shall be cancelled.