After that, it refers to the exclusive right certificate signed by the king of England himself. In modern times, patents are generally documents issued by government agencies or regional organizations representing several countries according to their applications, which record the contents of inventions and creations.
And in a certain period of time, there will be a legal state, that is, under normal circumstances, patented inventions can only be implemented by others with the permission of the patentee. In China, there are three kinds of patents: inventions, utility models and designs.
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Conditions for granting a patent right according to Chapter II of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Article 22:
Inventions and utility models granted patent rights should be novel, creative and practical.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Article 23:?
The design granted the patent right does not belong to the existing design; Before the filing date, no unit or individual has filed an application with the patent administration department of the State Council for the same design, and it is recorded in the patent documents published after the filing date.
Compared with the existing design or the combination of existing design features, the patented design should have obvious differences. A design that has been granted a patent right shall not conflict with the legal rights that others have obtained before the date of application.
Existing designs as mentioned in this Law refer to designs known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application.
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