Attachment: Relevant provisions of the Measures for the Administration of Patent Agents:
Article 24 The All-China Patent Agents Association, after examination, considers that the application for issuing a patent agent's practice license meets the conditions stipulated in these Measures, and shall issue a patent agent's practice license within 05 days from the date of receiving the application; If it is considered that it does not meet the requirements, it shall notify the applicant in writing within 15 days from the date of receiving the application.
Article 25 Where a patent agency dismisses a patent agent, it shall notify the patent agent 30 days in advance; If a patent agent resigns, it shall notify his patent agency 30 days in advance.
Where a patent agency terminates its employment relationship with a patent agent, the patent agency shall withdraw its patent agent's practice certificate, issue a dismissal certificate, and go through the cancellation procedures of the patent agent's practice certificate at the All-China Patent Agents Association within 10 days from the date of issuing the dismissal certificate.
Article 26 Where a patent agency is revoked or closed, it shall, within 65,438+00 days from the date of obtaining the approval from the intellectual property offices of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, withdraw all its patent agent practice licenses, and go through the cancellation procedures for patent agent practice licenses with the All-China Patent Agents Association.
Article 27 The All-China Patent Agents Association shall, within 5 days from the date of issuing, changing or canceling the practicing certificate of patent agents, put on record in China National Intellectual Property Administration and submit relevant materials, and send a copy to the intellectual property offices of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government where the patent agencies are located.
Article 28 A person who does not hold a patent agent's practice license may not engage in patent agency business in the name of a patent agent for the purpose of obtaining economic benefits.
Article 29 When undertaking patent agency business, a patent agent shall accept the entrustment in the name of the patent agency to which it belongs, conclude a written entrustment contract with the client, collect fees uniformly and record them truthfully. A patent agent may not accept the entrustment to handle patent agency business without permission and collect fees.