A patent certificate is a patent certificate issued to a patent applicant by the patent administrative department of the State Council (i.e. China National Intellectual Property Administration) if the patent application has passed the examination and no reason for rejection has been found, and it meets the conditions for granting a patent right. This is a legal document.
A patent certificate is a document issued by the patent office to prove the patent right. After the patent application is examined and approved, the Patent Office shall make a decision to grant the patent right and issue a patent certificate. A patent certificate mainly records the name and patent number of the invention-creation, the names of the inventor and designer, the name and title of the patentee, the scope of rights protection, and the time when the patent was granted.
Extended data
Patent certificate is divided into invention patent certificate, utility model patent certificate and design patent certificate.
A patent certificate is a document issued by the patent office to prove the patent right. After the patent application is examined and approved, the Patent Office shall make a decision to grant the patent right and issue a patent certificate. A patent certificate mainly records the name and patent number of the invention-creation, the names of the inventor and designer, the name and title of the patentee, the scope of rights protection, and the time when the patent was granted.
Patent classification
According to Article 2 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):
Article 2 Inventions and creations mentioned in this Law refer to inventions, utility models and designs.
Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
Appearance design refers to a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.
Obtain a certificate
According to Articles 39 and 40 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):
Article 39 If the application for a patent for invention is not found to be rejected after substantive examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant a patent right for invention, issue a patent certificate for invention, and register and announce it at the same time. The invention patent right shall take effect as of the date of announcement.
Article 40 If the application for a patent for utility model or design is not found to be rejected after preliminary examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant the patent right for utility model or design, issue the corresponding patent certificate, and register and announce it at the same time. The patent right for utility model and the patent right for design shall take effect as of the date of announcement.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Patent Certificate