What is a patent authority?

Legal analysis: patent right, referred to as patent for short, is the exclusive right to exploit a specific invention within a certain period of time, and it is a kind of intellectual property right. China National Intellectual Property Administration is a statutory patent licensing authority.

Legal basis: Article 3 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the State Council Patent Administration Department is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law. The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.