Legal Basis
After the patent right for inventions and utility models is granted in Article 11 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, except as otherwise provided in this Law, no unit or individual may exploit the patent without the permission of the patentee, that is, it may not manufacture, use, promise to sell, sell or import its patented products for production and business purposes, or use its patented method and use, promise to sell, sell or import it in accordance with. After the design patent is granted, no unit or individual may exploit the patent without the permission of the patentee, that is, it may not manufacture, promise to sell, sell or import its patented product for production and business purposes. Article 34 After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it meets the requirements of this Law, and it shall publish it after 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.