Matters undertaken by patent agencies and relevant regulations

Matters undertaken by patent agencies and related regulations, service agencies that handle patent applications or other patent affairs within the scope of authorization include the following three categories: matters undertaken by patent agencies and related regulations (1) patent agencies that handle foreign-related patent affairs; (2) Patent agencies that handle domestic patent affairs; (3) Law firms that handle domestic patent affairs. Patent agencies mainly undertake the following specific affairs: (1) providing patent affairs consultation; (2) Writing patent application documents and handling patent applications; Matters related to substantive examination or review request; (3) Matters related to raising objections and requesting the invalidation of the patent right; (4) Handling matters related to the right to apply for a patent, the transfer of the patent right and the licensing of patent exploitation; (5) Accepting the employment and appointing a patent agent as a patent consultant; (6) Handling other related affairs. When a patent agency accepts entrustment and undertakes business, it shall have a written power of attorney signed by the client, indicating the entrusted matters and the entrusted authority. A patent agency may, if necessary, entrust a patent agent designated by the client to undertake agency business. Patent agencies can charge fees in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state when accepting entrustment and undertaking business. After accepting the entrustment, a patent agency shall not accept the entrustment of other interested parties on patent affairs with the same content.