Fund application and approval:
1. The fund is only used when the export projects of new technologies and new products need to apply for patents from abroad, Hong Kong and Macao. The required foreign exchange quota should be converted into RMB.
2. Applications for invention patents and utility model patents need to be searched at the Chinese Patent Office, and no novelty problems can be found before applying for funds.
3. The entity or individual applying for the fund (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) shall first conduct the reliability review, technical evaluation and international market forecast of the application project by the patent administration authority, sign the opinions after confirming the export prospect, and report to the Patent Foundation Office of the Chinese Patent Office for examination and approval.
4. When applying for the fund, the applicant must submit the following materials: a copy of the patent application document of China and a description of the invention height. Provide original data and test records when necessary; Novelty retrieval materials for patent applications; Copy of license contract, export product prospect report or letter of intent signed with foreign manufacturers.
5. The applicant shall file a fund application within 8 months from the date of filing a patent application in China, and fill out the Fund Application Form in triplicate. The application shall be sealed by the applicant and signed by the person in charge, and the non-service invention shall be signed or sealed by the applicant.
6. The applicant shall submit 1 copy of the Patent Fund Payment Contract to the Foundation Office, and the non-service invention applicant shall issue a Letter of Guarantee from a domestic guarantee company with legal person status to ensure the implementation of these Provisions. The guarantee unit has the right to urge the applicant to implement these provisions and collect the necessary deposit after the applicant has economic benefits.
7. Any fund applicant who uses the fund with the approval of the Foundation shall, according to the requirements of the Foundation Office, deposit the RMB that needs to be converted into foreign exchange into a designated account at the current exchange rate, and the Foundation Office will transfer the foreign exchange to the Patent Agency Department of the Council for the Promotion of International Trade for application. After approving the use of the fund, the fund applicant shall entrust an agency to handle the patent application formalities within 1 month from the date of approval. If the validity period of the fund approved by the Foundation Office needs to be extended, the extension time indicated in the approval opinion of the Foundation Office shall prevail.
8. In order to use the fund to promote foreign technology transfer, the applicant shall pay the temporary expenses for promoting the export of patented technology to the Patent Foundation. Temporary expenses are charged at 65,438+00% of the approved use amount. After the applicant pays the foreign exchange commission to the Patent Foundation in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Measures, the temporary fee will be refunded to the applicant. If the technology is not transferred within 6 years from the date of approval of the fund, the temporary storage fee will not be refunded.