According to the Announcement of China National Intellectual Property Administration on Adjusted Patent Fees and Standards and Related Matters (No.75), the patent change fee is:
Change of inventor, applicant and patentee: 200 yuan.
The Change of Entrustment Relationship between Patent Agency and Agent: 50 yuan
What is the form of patent transfer?
1, entire patent transfer
Implementing exclusive license, that is, the so-called patent ownership transfer, the independent property right of 10 years. If the patentee transfers the whole patent to an enterprise, the patentee only has the right of invention after both parties sign the transfer contract.
2. Exclusive license for patent exploitation
An enterprise has bought out the patent, and only the patentee and domestic enterprises can use the technology, and the patent cannot be transferred to a third party.
3. General license for patent exploitation
The patentee authorizes an enterprise or individual to produce the patent, or may authorize multiple enterprises or individuals to produce it.
The specific process of patent transfer
1, looking for ways to transfer patents
As the most basic link in the process of patent transfer, there are actually many ways to call patent transfer, such as transferring it on the patent website, entrusting a patent intermediary agency, and even looking for related enterprises.
2. Sign a patent transfer contract
This is a key step in the process of patent transfer, and the subsequent transfer-related work can only be effectively carried out after both the patent transferor and the transferee reach an agreement. In the transfer contract, there should be clear words about the interests of both parties.
3. Prepare relevant documents for patent transfer.
Both parties should prepare the relevant documents required for patent transfer and fill in these documents in strict accordance with the prescribed format, so as to shorten the time for China National Intellectual Property Administration to review documents and speed up the review.
4. Submit documents to the Patent Office.
This is an important part of the patent transfer process. Because only after the patent office has passed the examination, the patent transfer has a legal basis. Therefore, in this process, the entrusted patent agency will play an important role, and choosing the right patent agency is also a detail that cannot be ignored in this process.
5. Waiting for the result of patent transfer
The patent office will inform the examination result when it examines it. If approved, the patent office will generally issue a notice of patent transfer within 2 to 6 months. Relevant change results can be found in China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Library.