Does the patent certificate need to be changed after the company is renamed?
The company has changed its name and the patent certificate has to be changed. The patentee needs to change its name after the company is renamed. It is generally necessary to change the recorded items. According to relevant laws and regulations, if a party proposes to change the inventor's name, the patentee's name, the patent applicant's name and other matters, it shall submit written application materials to the patent administration department of the State Council within the statutory time limit, and the change can be completed if it meets the requirements. Legal basis: Article 14 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that if a patent right is transferred, the parties concerned shall go through the formalities of patent right transfer in the State Council with relevant supporting documents or legal documents. Article 119 When submitting application documents or going through various formalities to the patent administration department in the State Council, the applicant, the patentee, other interested parties or their representatives shall sign or seal them; If a patent agency is entrusted, it shall be sealed by the patent agency. Where a request is made to change the name of the inventor, the name, nationality and address of the patent applicant and patentee, the name and address of the patent agency and the name of the agent, it shall go through the formalities for changing the recorded items with the patent administration department of the State Council, and attach the supporting materials of the reasons for the change.