Can the patent licensing contract be filed all the time?

Patent licensing contracts need not be filed. Under normal circumstances, a patent licensing contract can take effect according to law as long as it meets the conditions of qualified subject, legal content and form, and voluntariness. However, if the law provides otherwise, it shall be handled in accordance with the provisions.

legal ground

Article 13 of the Measures for Filing Patent Licensing Contracts

After the filing of the patent licensing contract, if China National Intellectual Property Administration finds that the filing application has the circumstances listed in the second paragraph of Article 12 of these Measures and has not been eliminated, it shall revoke the filing of the patent licensing contract and issue a Notice of Cancellation of the Filing of the Patent Licensing Contract to the parties concerned.

Article 14

The relevant contents of the patent licensing contract shall be registered in the patent register by China National Intellectual Property Administration, and the following contents shall be announced in the patent gazette: licensor, licensee, main classification number, patent number, application date, authorization announcement date, license type and duration, and application date.

If the patent licensing contract is changed, dissolved or revoked after filing, China National Intellectual Property Administration shall make corresponding registration and announcement.