The patent administration authorities and the All-China Patent Agents Association should do a good job in this respect. Article 3 A patent agency established or opened with the approval of the China Patent Office shall participate in the annual inspection.
China Patent Office shall register the patent agencies that have passed the annual inspection. Article 4 The contents of the annual inspection of patent agencies include:
(a) the qualification and main registered items of the patent agency;
(2) Business development of patent agencies;
(three) the practice discipline of patent agencies;
(4) Financial audit of patent agencies;
(5) Information of the patent agent;
(6) Training of patent agents;
(seven) other contents that should be inspected annually. Article 5 A patent agency shall submit the following annual inspection materials:
(a) the annual inspection registration form of the patent agency;
(two) the work report of the patent agency;
(3) A copy of the registration certificate of the patent agency;
(4) patent agent's work permit;
(5) Audit report;
(6) Other documents that need to be submitted. Article 6 The work report of a patent agency shall comprehensively reflect its business activities, practice discipline, internal management and other matters that need to be reported within two years. Article 7 The patent administrations of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as local patent administrations) shall organize the annual inspection of patent agencies in light of the actual situation in their respective regions. Article 8 A patent agency shall carefully fill in the annual inspection registration form of a patent agency and prepare relevant materials in accordance with the provisions. The person in charge shall review the contents of the materials, conduct self-examination and evaluation of the agency, and submit it to the local patent administration authorities in a timely manner. Article 9 The annual inspection materials of foreign-related patent agencies shall be submitted directly to the Chinese Patent Office. Article 10 The local patent administration authorities shall examine and sign opinions on the annual inspection materials of patent agencies, and may also verify the contents of the materials as required. The annual inspection materials after signing the opinions shall be reported to the Chinese Patent Office in a timely manner. Article 11 The China Patent Office entrusts the All-China Patent Agents Association to conduct annual inspection on the professional ethics, practice discipline and business training of patent agents.
The All-China Patent Agents Association stamped the words "Annual Inspection" on the work permit of patent agents who passed the annual inspection, and reported the annual inspection of patent agents to the China Patent Office. Article 12 The Chinese Patent Office shall examine the annual inspection materials submitted by patent agencies in accordance with relevant regulations. When necessary, the Chinese Patent Office may inspect patent agencies. The patent agency that has passed the annual inspection shall affix the seal of "Annual Inspection" on the copy of the registration certificate of the patent agency of the China Patent Office. Article 13 Patent agencies that fail to pass the annual examination shall be given a warning or revoked by the Chinese Patent Office according to the situation. Article 14 If a patent agency fails to participate in the annual inspection within the time limit without justifiable reasons, it shall be deemed as unqualified in the annual inspection. Fifteenth patent agencies to participate in the first annual inspection, after passing the annual inspection, get a copy of the patent agency registration certificate and patent agency identification card. Article 16 The annual inspection of patent agencies shall be conducted every two years. The annual inspection time is from February 1 day to June 30th of the annual inspection year. Article 17 The Chinese Patent Office shall publish the annual inspection results of patent agencies. Article 18 These Measures shall be interpreted by the China Patent Office. Article 19 These Measures shall be implemented as of the date of promulgation.