Will the invention patent censor foreign documents?

Foreign patents should be searched both before project establishment and before application. Because when investigating the three characteristics, the first one is novelty, and the first one corresponding to novelty is domestic and foreign patent documents. According to the statistics of the World Intellectual Property Organization, more than 95% of the latest technical information first appeared in patent documents. Therefore, retrieval of foreign patents is an essential link.

Legal basis:

patent law of the people's republic of china

Article 3 The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law.

The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.

Article 4 Where an invention-creation applying for a patent involves national security or vital interests and needs to be kept confidential, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 5 No patent right shall be granted for inventions and creations that violate laws, social ethics or harm public interests.