A patent of our company has been infringed. How can we safeguard our rights? Our company is from Zhejiang.

At present, there are two main ways of patent protection: administrative law enforcement and judicial protection.

Administrative law enforcement: the activities of the state administrative organs to exercise administrative power and implement laws formulated by the state legislature in accordance with legal authority and procedures. At present, these departments mainly include: China National Intellectual Property Administration, industrial and commercial administrative departments at all levels, and patent agencies around the country.

Judicial protection: special protection measures implemented by state organs of dictatorship such as people's procuratorates, courts, public security organs, and judicial administrative departments to perform their duties according to law. That is, you can protect your patent right by suing the other party for infringement. [Advanced Intellectual Property]

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 60 Where a patent is exploited without the permission of the patentee, that is, the patent right is infringed and a dispute arises, the parties concerned shall settle it through consultation; Unwilling to negotiate or failing to do so, the patentee or interested party may bring a suit in a people's court or request the administrative department for patent affairs to handle it. When the administrative department for patent affairs finds that the infringement is established, it may order the infringer to stop the infringement immediately. If a party refuses to accept the decision, he may bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice of handling. If the infringer fails to prosecute and stop the infringement upon expiration of the time limit, the administrative department for patent affairs may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution. At the request of the parties concerned, the administrative department for patent affairs may mediate the amount of compensation for patent infringement; If mediation fails, the parties may bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).