Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China
Author:sipoIssuing Date:2008-01-24 13:35:40Source:sipo
Rule 12 "Inventor" or "creator" referred to in the Patent Law means any person who makes creative contributions to the substantive features of an invention-creation. Any person who, during the course of accomplishing the invention-creation, is responsible only for organizational work, or who offers facilities for making use of material and technical means, or who takes part in other auxiliary functions, shall not be considered as inventor or creator.
Rule l3 For any identical invention-creation, only one patent right shall be granted.
Two or more applicants who respectively file, on the same day, applications for patent for the identical invention-creation, as provided for in Article 9 of the Patent Law, shall, after receipt of a notification from the Patent Administration Department under the State Council , hold consultations among themselves to decide the person or persons who shall be entitled to file the application.
Rule 14 Any assignment of the right to apply for a patent or of the patent right, by a Chinese entity or individual, to a foreigner shall be approved by the competent department for foreign trade and economic affairs of the State Council in conjunction with the science and technology administration department of the State Council.
Rule 15 Except for the assignment of the patent right in accordance with Article 10 of the Patent Law, where the patent right is transferred because of any other reason, the person or persons concerned shall, accompanied by relevant certified documents or legal papers, request the Patent Administration Department under the State Council to make a registration of change in the owner of the patent right.
Any license contract for exploitation of the patent which has been concluded by the patentee with an entity or individual shall, within three months from the date of entry into force of the contract, be submitted to the Patent Administration Department under the State Council for the record.
Chapter II Application for Patent
Rule l6 Anyone who applies for a patent in written form shall file with the Patent Administration Department under the State Council application documents in two copies.
Anyone who applies for a patent in other forms as provided by the Patent Administration Department under the State Council shall comply with the relevant provisions.
Any applicant who appoints a patent agency for applying for a patent, or for having other patent matters to attend to before the Patent Administration Department under the State Council , shall submit at the same time a power of attorney indicating the scope of the power entrusted.
Where there are two or more applicants and no patent agency is appointed, unless otherwise stated in the request, the applicant named first in the request shall be the representative.
Rule l7 "Other related matters" in the request referred to in Article 26, paragraph two of the Patent Law means:
(1) the nationality of the applicant;
(2) where the applicant is an enterprise or other organization, the name of the country in which the applicant has the principal business office;
(3) where the applicant has appointed a patent agency, the relevant matters which shall be indicated; where no patent agency is appointed, the name, address, postcode and telephone number of the liaison person;
(4) where the priority of an earlier application is claimed, the relevant matters which shall be indicated;
(5) the signature or seal of the applicant or the patent agency;
(6) a list of the documents constituting the application;
(7) a list of the documents appending the application; and
(8) any other related matter which needs to be indicated.
Rule l8 The description of an application for a patent for invention or utility model shall state the title of the invention or utility model, which shall be the same as it appears in the request. The description shall include the following:
(1) technical field: specifying the technical field to which the technical solution for which protection is sought pertains;
(2) background art: indicating the background art which can be regarded as useful for the understanding, searching and examination of the invention or utility model, and when possible, citing the documents reflecting such art;
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