Patent agency means that in the process of applying for a patent, conducting patent license trade or resolving patent disputes, the patent applicant (or patentee) appoints a person with patent agent qualifications who is officially authorized by the Patent Office. Personnel working in a patent agency, as entrusted agents, handle patent applications or other civil legal actions conducted by patent offices with the Patent Office in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law in the name of the client within the authority of the entrustment. Patent agency also includes the patent agent accepting the entrustment of the requester for invalidation of the patent right. As an entrusted agent, within the entrusted authority and in the name of the client, the reexamination committee shall handle the invalidation of the patent right with the Patent Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law. Request related matters.
On August 12, 2019, the State Intellectual Property Office of China issued the "Notice on Accelerating the Centralized Rectification Work of the "Blue Sky" Special Action" to focus on rectifying the chaos in the patent agency industry[1].
Chinese name
Patent agency
Foreign name
patent commissioning
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< p>The Patent Commissioner will handle matters related to the declaration of patent rightsQuick
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Patent agent
Patent agent qualifications are obtained after specific assessments. Any other institution or individual has no right to accept the entrustment and cannot engage in patent agency work. .
Patent agency
Patent agency can undertake patent consultation, write patent application documents, handle patent applications, request for substantive examination or reexamination, request for revocation of patent rights, declaration Patent invalidity and other related matters, handling the transfer of patent rights, resolving patent application rights, patent ownership disputes and other matters. Patent agency work is an indispensable part of the entire patent work system