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What are patent rights?

The patent rights refer to the exclusive rights of the use of the inventions and innovations owned by the patent applicants (units or individuals), who are granted to, within a legal term limit, enjoy the rights by the administrative government (or region) department in charge of patents.

Questions about the “Patent Act” in China

As stipulated under the “Patent Act” of China, the invention refers to new technology scheme put forward for the product, the method or the improvement.

When does the patent protection come into effect?

Being a kind of the terminable intangible property rights, the patent rights, which begin with protection once they are authorized and proclaimed, are terminated by laws at the expiration of the term.

What are the rights of the patentee?

After the grant of the patent right for a design, no entity or individual shall, without the permission of the patentee, exploit the patent.

What are the obligations of the patentee?

The patentee shall pay an annual fee beginning with the year in which the patent right was granted.

What are the qualifications for granting the patent right?

Any invention or utility model for which patent right may be granted must possess novelty, inventiveness and practical applicability.

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