What is an abnormal patent application?

Article 3 The term "abnormal patent application" as mentioned in these Provisions refers to:

1, the same unit or individual submits multiple patent applications with obviously the same content; ?

2, a number of patent applications submitted by the same unit or individual obviously copied the existing technology or existing design; ?

3, the same unit or individual to submit a number of different materials, components, accessories and other simple replacement or patchwork of patent applications; ?

4, the same unit or individual to submit a number of experimental data or technical effects obviously fabricated patent applications;

5. The same unit or individual submits a number of patent applications for randomly generating product shapes, patterns or colors by computer technology;

6. Help others to submit or patent agencies to submit patent applications of the types mentioned in items 1 to 5 of this article.

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The meeting of directors of the National Intellectual Property Office deployed the key work in 20 19, and pointed out that it is necessary to further strengthen the comprehensive supervision in the field of intellectual property rights and severely crack down on abnormal patent applications, trademark hoarding and malicious registration. The meeting emphasized that 20 19 is the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China and the first year after the completion of the reform of intellectual property institutions, and efforts should be made to do a good job in nine aspects.

1. Further strengthen the strategic planning and macro planning of intellectual property rights, and do a good job in formulating the strategic outline of strengthening the country with intellectual property rights in 2035.

2. Further improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property review, and constantly improve the review business ability.

3. Further strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and improve the working system of strict protection, large protection, rapid protection and joint protection.

4. Further promote the comprehensive use of intellectual property rights and improve the intellectual property operation service system.

5. Further enhance the service capabilities of intellectual property companies and open up "information islands" and "data chimneys".

6. Further strengthen comprehensive supervision in the field of intellectual property rights, and severely crack down on abnormal patent applications, trademark hoarding and malicious registration.

7. Further deepen international cooperation in intellectual property rights and actively participate in global governance of intellectual property rights.

8. Further lay a solid foundation for the development of intellectual property rights and extensively carry out the popularization and promotion of intellectual property education.

9. Conscientiously implement the central government's strategic plan of strictly administering the party in an all-round way, and solidly promote party building and clean government building.

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