After a preliminary examination of the utility model according to the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the department decided to grant the design patent, issue a certificate and register it in the patent register. The patent right shall start from the date of notification of authorization.
The patent term of this patent is ten years, counting from the date of application. The patentee shall pay the annual fee in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation. The annual fee for this patent shall be paid within one month before March 27th every year. If the annual fee is not paid in accordance with the regulations, the patent right shall be terminated from the date when the annual fee should be paid.
The term of protection of this patent is ten years from the date of patent application. The patentee shall pay the annual fee in accordance with the detailed rules for the implementation of the Patent Law. Patent annuity shall be submitted within 30 days before March 27th every year. Failure to do so will lead to the termination of the patent right after the payment expires.
Patent certificate records the legal status of patent registration. The transfer, pledge, invalidation, termination and restoration of the patent right and the change of the name, nationality and address of the patentee are recorded in the patent register.
The legal situation at the time of registration of the patent certificate, the transfer, mortgage, invalidation, termination and restoration of the patent certificate, and the change of the name, nationality and address of the patentee, etc. It should be recorded in the patent register.