Article 77 of the Patent Law stipulates that “the unit to which the patent right is granted has neither agreed with the inventor or designer nor stipulated in its rules and regulations formulated in accordance with the law Article 16 of the Patent Law If the method and amount of the reward are specified, the bonus shall be paid to the inventor or designer within 3 months from the date of announcement of the patent right. The minimum bonus for an invention patent shall be no less than 3,000 yuan; for a utility model patent or appearance. The minimum bonus for a design patent shall be no less than 1,000 yuan. For inventions and creations made by the inventor or designer whose suggestions are adopted by the unit to which they belong, the unit that is granted the patent shall be given preferential bonuses. ”