Is a patent application useless without copyright?

Not applying for a patent does not necessarily mean that there is no copyright. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the works of China citizens, legal persons or unincorporated organizations, whether published or not, enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law. That is, as long as the aforementioned works are in a state of completion, they can enjoy copyright protection.

legal ground

Paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall come into force on June 1 20265438.

Works of China citizens, legal persons or unincorporated organizations, whether published or not, shall enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law.

Article 12

A natural person, a legal person or an unincorporated organization that signs a work is the author and has corresponding rights in the work unless there is proof to the contrary.

Authors and other copyright owners may register their works with registration agencies recognized by the national copyright authorities.

The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to copyright-related rights.

Article 62