Nowadays, people often say that patents have three meanings: First, the abbreviation of patent right refers to the patent right enjoyed by the patentee for inventions and creations, that is, the state grants the inventor or his successor the exclusive right to use his inventions and creations within a certain period of time according to law, and the emphasis here is on rights. Patent right is an exclusive right with exclusivity. If a non-patentee wants to use the patented technology of others, he must obtain the authorization or permission of the patentee according to law. Second, it refers to inventions protected by the patent law, that is, patented technology, which is a proprietary technology recognized by the state and protected by law on the basis of publicity. The "patent" here refers to technical methods-technologies or schemes protected by national laws. A patent is an invention protected by legal norms. It is an invention-creation that applies for a patent to the national examination and approval authority and is awarded to the patent applicant after passing the examination according to law. It enjoys the exclusive right to invent within the time stipulated by the state, and needs to pay an annual fee regularly to maintain its protection status. Third, it refers to the patent certificate issued by the Patent Office to confirm that the applicant enjoys the patent right for his invention-creation, or refers to the patent document that records the content of the invention-creation, and refers to the specific material document.
Legal basis:
Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (revised on 20 10) shall pay the following fees when applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council: (1) application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee and priority claim fee; (2) Examination fee and reexamination fee for an application for a patent for invention; (3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee and annual fee; (four) the right to recover the claim fee and the extension of the claim fee; (five) the specification change fee, the patent evaluation report request fee and the request fee for invalidation. The payment standards of the fees listed in the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated by the price management department of the State Council and the financial department in conjunction with the patent administration department of the State Council.