What is a valid patent?

Generally speaking, a valid patent refers to a patent that is still in a valid state after the patent application is authorized. In order to make the patent in a valid state, the patent right is still within the legal protection period, and the patentee also needs to pay the annual fee according to the regulations.

After the patent application is authorized, it is called an invalid patent because it has exceeded the legal protection period or the patentee has not paid the annual patent fee in time. Invalid patents no longer restrict the use of design technology.

Wuhan Yicheng Century Intellectual Property is a legal intellectual property agency approved by Hubei Administration for Industry and Commerce and Trademark Office of China Administration for Industry and Commerce. Yicheng Intellectual Property is a one-stop intellectual property service organization that mainly provides enterprises with the agency and planning of intellectual property affairs such as trademarks, patents, copyrights and high-tech declarations. At the same time, it also provides consultation and guidance for technology enterprises to declare technology projects. Wuhan Yicheng Intellectual Property expects a professional, dedicated, innovative and win-win service model and spirit, and takes the creation, protection and application of intellectual property as the core connotation of service.