Professional ethics and practice discipline of patent agencies

Legal analysis: improve the working mechanism of industry self-discipline, guide members to consciously abide by industry discipline, and promote the stability and far-reaching of the industry. According to the newly revised Regulations on Patent Agents, Measures for the Administration of Patent Agents and Articles of Association, as well as the new problems and new situations in the development of patent agency industry in recent years, the All-China Patent Agents Association has made adaptive revisions to the Code of Professional Ethics and Practice Discipline of Patent Agents, which was reviewed and approved by the seventh executive meeting of the 10th Association.

Legal basis: professional ethics and practice discipline of patent agents.

Article 25 A patent agency shall follow the principles of informing, authorizing, being responsible to the client and keeping secret when conducting patent agency business.

Twenty-sixth patent agencies should establish and improve the internal management system of personnel, finance, business and fees.

Article 27 A patent agency shall sign labor contracts or employment agreements with employed patent agents and other staff members according to law.

Article 28 A patent agency shall submit the information of its practitioners to the All-China Patent Agents Association in a timely manner, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information.

Article 29 A patent agency shall not refuse the entrustment request of the client or increase the request of the client without justifiable reasons.