When will the patent agency work be terminated?
Patent agency is not only legal, but also highly technical. Because after an invention comes out, it is a long process from applying for a patent to obtaining a patent right, implementing a patent and solving possible patent disputes, especially for invention patents. Therefore, after the patent agency is entrusted, the question of when the agency work will be terminated naturally comes up. In the patent agency's power of attorney, the agent and the client shall make an agreement on the specific content of the agency work. Therefore, the termination of agency work should be carried out after the agency matters agreed in the power of attorney are completed. For example, it is stipulated in the power of attorney to apply for an invention patent (or utility model patent or design patent) in the name of XXX and all patent matters within the validity period of the patent right. Obviously, this kind of agency will not be terminated until the application is completed or the applicant obtains the patent certificate. The term of validity of the patent right expires before the termination of the patent right, subject to the time and announcement recorded in the register of the patent office. According to the General Principles of the Civil Law, entrusted agency is a unilateral legal act, and the client has the right to revoke the agency; The agent also has the right to resign from the agency; In addition, the loss of civil capacity of the agent may also lead to the termination of the patent agency.