Hello, what is the follow-up process of patent application abnormality? Are the consequences serious? Will it have a great impact on the patent application of our enterprise in the future?

According to the provisions of Several Provisions on Regulating the Behavior of Patent Application (Order No.45 of China National Intellectual Property Administration), China National Intellectual Property Administration can take the following measures to deal with the abnormal behavior of patent application in addition to handling the submitted patent application in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law and its implementing rules:

(a) do not slow down the patent fee; Has slowed down, fully or partially recovered;

(two) in the China National Intellectual Property Administration municipal government website and "China Intellectual Property News" to be informed;

(3) Deduct the number of abnormal patent applications from the statistics of the number of patent applications in China National Intellectual Property Administration;

(4) It is suggested that the patent administrative department of the local people's government should not grant financial aid or reward; If it has been funded or rewarded, it is recommended to recover it in whole or in part;

(5) It is suggested that the All-China Patent Agents Association take industry self-discipline measures against patent agencies and patent agents engaged in abnormal patent applications, and if necessary, it is suggested that the Patent Agents Disciplinary Committee give corresponding punishment according to the provisions of the Disciplinary Rules for Patent Agents (Provisional);

(6) If the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, it shall be transferred to the relevant authorities for criminal responsibility according to law.