What is independent intellectual property?

Independent intellectual property rights refer to an exclusive right enjoyed by citizens, legal persons and other organizations for their own research, development and production of knowledge products. Independent intellectual property rights are mainly obtained through independent research and development, commissioned research and development, and cooperative research and development.

legal ground

Article 2 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Invention-creation as mentioned in this Law refers to inventions, utility models and designs. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is made on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and all or part of the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.

Article 22

Inventions and utility models granted patent rights should be novel, creative and practical. Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; Before the filing date, no unit or individual filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council, and it was recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date.