(2) The Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office. The State Council Patent Administration Department (China National Intellectual Property Administration) is composed of technical experts and legal experts, and accepts requests for patent reexamination and patent invalidation. Including:
(1) Re-examination that refuses to accept the decision of the Patent Office to reject the application, revoke or maintain the patent right; (2) hearing the request for invalidation, etc.
(3) local patent administration departments. Refers to the departments for patent administration established by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the people's governments of cities divided into districts with heavy workload and strong practical handling capacity, and are responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas. Including: handling patent infringement disputes, impersonating others' patents and impersonating patents to solve patent disputes.
(4) National and local national defense patent institutions. The national defense patent institution is responsible for accepting and examining national defense patent applications. The competent department of science, technology and industry for national defense in the State Council and the General Armament Department of the People's Liberation Army in China are respectively responsible for the administration of national defense patents in local systems and military systems.
Legal basis: Article 3 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country. 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.