Primary agricultural products do not belong to the scope of food production license. Primary agricultural products processing enterprises do not need to apply for food production licenses, but only need to apply for business licenses in accordance with relevant regulations.
Two. Duration of protection of registered trademarks
The term of protection of a registered trademark is ten years, which can be extended after the expiration. There is no limit on the number of renewals, so it can be permanently effective, and the protection period of a registered trademark is the validity period of the trademark.
According to the provisions of Article 40 of the Trademark Law, if a registered trademark needs to be used after its expiration, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within 12 months before the expiration. If this cannot be done within this period, an extension of six months can be granted. 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. The Trademark Office shall announce the renewed registered trademark.
Iii. Conditions for applying for a patent for agricultural products
You can apply for a patent as long as you meet the conditions for granting a patent right, but whether you can get a patent right depends on the actual situation.
patent law of the people's republic of china
Article 22 An invention or utility model that has been granted a patent right shall be novel, creative and practical.
Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; Before the filing date, no unit or individual filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council, and it was recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date.
Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress.
Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects.
The existing technology mentioned in this law refers to the technology known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application.
The above is a detailed introduction to the necessity of applying for a production license for primary agricultural products. Primary agricultural products do not need to apply for a production license, because primary agricultural products are not within the scope of food production licenses.