Parallel import of patents

Legal analysis: patent parallel import means that the patentee owns the patent right of the product or technology in more than two countries, and the patented product is sold by the patentee or licensee in one of the countries, and then directly purchased by a third person (that is, a parallel importer) or purchased from other retailers, and then imported into another country that has obtained the same patent right.

Legal basis: Article 59 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the scope of protection of the patent right for invention or utility model is subject to the content of the claim, and the content of the claim can be explained by the specification and attached drawings. The protection scope of the patent right of design shall be subject to the design of the product shown in the picture or photograph, and the brief description can be used to explain the design of the product shown in the picture or photograph.