Conditions for partners of patent agencies

Legal analysis: A patent agency shall meet the following conditions: (1) A partnership patent agency shall be initiated by more than three partners, and a limited liability patent agency shall be initiated by more than five shareholders. (2) The name of a patent agency meets the following conditions: A patent agency can only enjoy and use one name. The name of a patent agency shall consist of the name of the city where the agency is located, the trademark name, the patent agency, the patent agency co., ltd. or the intellectual property agency or the intellectual property agency co., ltd. Its name shall not be the same as or similar to the name of the patent agency that is in use or has been used nationwide.

Legal basis: Article 18 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if a foreigner, foreign enterprise or other foreign organization that has no habitual residence or business office in China applies for a patent and handles other patent affairs in China, it shall entrust a legally established patent agency to handle it. Units or individuals applying for patents and handling other patent affairs in China may entrust a legally established patent agency to handle them. Patent agencies shall abide by laws and administrative regulations, accept the entrustment of clients, and handle patent applications or other patent affairs; The contents of the client's invention and creation shall be kept confidential, except that the patent application has been published or announced. Specific measures for the administration of patent agencies shall be formulated by the State Council.