Is it necessary to apply for a patent license? How to apply for a patent license?

Lawyer Ma Yingqiu answered: Hello, in order to effectively protect patent rights and standardize trading behavior, according to Article 15 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law and China National Intellectual Property Administration DecreeNo. 18, the parties to a patent licensing contract should go to China National Intellectual Property Administration or the local intellectual property office for filing within 3 months from the effective date of the contract. For the patent licensing contract that has passed the filing examination, China National Intellectual Property Administration or the local intellectual property office will give the filing notice, filing number and filing date, and send the notice to the parties. The materials to be submitted at the time of filing are: (1) license contract filing application form (standard format), and the contents of the application form need to be printed (except signature). (2) The original patent license contract. (3) Legal identity certificates of licensor and licensee (individuals can submit copies of ID cards and foreigners can submit copies of passports).