What does the patent number do?
1. differentiation function: it can distinguish similar products of other enterprises from their own products to avoid confusion among consumers;
2. Warning function: Since patents are protected by national laws, no one may copy and sell them without permission;
3. Advertising function: Consumers usually think that products marked with patent marks or patent numbers are superior to similar traditional products in technical performance and use function, so they will trust the quality of products and expand their market share.
legal ground
Article 65 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if a patent is exploited without the permission of the patentee, that is, the patent right is infringed. In case of any dispute, the parties concerned shall settle it through consultation; Unwilling to negotiate or failing to do so, the patentee or interested party may bring a suit in a people's court or request the administrative department for patent affairs to handle it. When the administrative department for patent affairs finds that the infringement is established, it may order the infringer to stop the infringement immediately. If a party refuses to accept the decision, he may bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice of handling. If the infringer fails to prosecute and stop the infringement upon expiration of the time limit, the administrative department for patent affairs may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution. At the request of the parties concerned, the administrative department for patent affairs may mediate the amount of compensation for patent infringement; If mediation fails, the parties may bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).