(1) Having its own name, articles of association and fixed office space;
(2) Having necessary funds and working facilities;
(3) Being financially independent and able to bear civil liabilities independently;
(4) Having more than three full-time personnel with patent agent qualifications and part-time personnel with patent agent qualifications in accordance with the proportion stipulated by the Patent Office of China.
A law firm offering patent agency business must have full-time staff as specified in Item (4) of the preceding paragraph.
2. Article 5? To apply for the establishment of a patent agency to the patent administration organ, the following documents shall be submitted:
(a) an application for the establishment of a patent agency, and specify the name of the patent agency, office space and the name of the person in charge;
Articles of association of the patent agency;
(3) the name and qualification certificate of the patent agent;
(four) written proof of the funds and facilities of the patent agency.
3. Article 6? To apply for the establishment of a patent agency to handle domestic patent affairs, or a law firm to apply for the establishment of a patent agency business, it shall, after obtaining the consent of the competent department, report to the patent administration authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for examination; If there is no competent authority, it can be directly reported to the patent administration authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for examination. If it passes the examination, the examination organ shall report it to the Chinese Patent Office for examination and approval.
The application for establishing a patent agency to handle foreign-related patent affairs shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). With the approval of China Patent Office, patent agencies handling foreign-related patent affairs can handle domestic patent affairs.
4. Article 7? Patent agencies shall be established as of the date of approval, carry out patent agency business according to law, enjoy civil rights and bear civil liabilities.