In order to further understand the current situation of patents in China, the column of patent knowledge focuses on the role of patent examination institutions in China, the business process, application instructions and application steps of patent application, and analyzes some typical cases in detail. Through the above contents, readers can improve their understanding of patent knowledge.
As the national authority in charge of patent work, China Patent Office is mainly responsible for accepting and examining patent applications according to law and granting patents to inventions and creations that meet the requirements of the Patent Law. Review and make a decision on the request for reexamination, revocation and invalidation of the patent right.
The business process introduces some examination procedures in the process of patent application in detail and intuitively in the form of charts, which are divided into two application examination procedure flowcharts: invention patent, utility model and design.
Patents cannot be obtained automatically. You must submit the necessary application documents to the State Patent Office and go through the legal examination and approval procedures in accordance with the patent application procedures stipulated in the Patent Law before deciding whether to grant the patent right.
Here you can learn the details of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and its implementing rules, and have a certain understanding of the patent fees and standards in the application process.
The application procedure begins with preparing to apply for a patent. You need to learn and be familiar with the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation, and make a detailed investigation on whether the project applying for a patent meets the application conditions. And consider the necessity of applying for a patent from the perspective of market economy; You also need to know the writing format and requirements of the patent application documents, as well as the organ that accepts the patent application and the way, date and amount of paying the application fee.
Since 1990s, with the gradual improvement of the legal system of intellectual property rights in China, the judicial protection of intellectual property rights has entered a new historical stage.
How to strengthen the judicial protection of intellectual property rights, equally protect the legitimate rights and interests of intellectual property rights holders, and crack down on and punish illegal acts of infringing intellectual property rights has become a problem that cannot be ignored.
The trial of some listed cases involving intellectual property rights also reflects the current status and level of intellectual property trials from one aspect.