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专利法实施细则(2010英文版)
IMPLEMENTINGREGULATIONS
OFTHEPATENTLAWOFTHEPEOPLESREPUBLICOFCHINA
(PromulgatedbyDecreeNo.306oftheStateCouncilofthePeoplesRepublicofChinaonJune15,2001,amendedthefirsttimeonDecember28,2002accordingtotheDecisionoftheStateCouncilonAmendingtheImplementingRegulationsofthePatentLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChina,andamendedthesecondtimeonJanuary9,2010accordingtotheDecisionoftheStateCouncilonAmendingtheImplementingRegulationsofthePatentLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChina)
TranslatedbytheStateIntellectualPropertyofficeofthePeoplesRepublicofChina.Incaseofdiscrepancy,theoriginalversioninChineseshallprevail.
ChapterIGeneralProvisions
Rule1.TheseImplementingRegulationsareformulatedinaccordancewiththePatentLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChina(hereinafterreferredtoasthePatentLaw).
Rule2.AnyformalitiesprescribedbythePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsshallbecompliedwithinawrittenformorinanyotherformprescribedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil.
Rule3.AnydocumentsubmittedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsshallbeinChinese;thestandardscientificandtechnicaltermsshallbeusedifthereisaprescribedonesetforthbytheState;wherenogenerallyacceptedtranslationinChinesecanbefoundforaforeignnameorscientificortechnicalterm,theoneintheoriginallanguageshallbealsoindicated.
WhereanycertificateorcertifyingdocumentsubmittedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsisinaforeignlanguage,thepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilmay,whenitdeemsnecessary,requestaChinesetranslationofthecertificateorthecertifyingdocumentbesubmittedwithinaspecifiedtimelimit;wherethetranslationisnotsubmittedwithinthespecifiedtimelimit,thecertificateorcertifyingdocumentshallbedeemednottohavebeensubmitted.
Rule4.WhereanydocumentissentbymailtothepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,thedateofmailingindicatedbythepostmarkontheenvelopeshallbedeemedtobethedateoffiling;wherethedateofmailingindicatedbythepostmarkontheenvelopeisillegible,thedateonwhichthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilreceivesthedocumentshallbethedateoffiling,exceptwherethedateofmailingisprovedbythepartyconcerned.
AnydocumentofthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilmaybeservedbymail,bypersonaldeliveryorbyotherforms.Whereanypartyconcernedappointsapatentagency,thedocumentshallbesenttothepatentagency;wherenopatentagencyisappointed,thedocumentshallbesenttothecontactingpersonnamedintherequest.
WhereanydocumentissentbymailbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,the16thdayfromthedateofmailingshallbepresumedtobethedateonwhichthepartyconcernedreceivesthedocument.
Whereanydocumentisdeliveredpersonallyinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthepatentadministration
departmentundertheStateCouncil,thedateofdeliveryisthedateonwhichthepartyconcernedreceivesthedocument.
Wheretheaddressofanydocumentisnotclearanditcannotbesentbymail,thedocumentmaybeservedbymakinganannouncement.Attheexpirationofonemonthfromthedateoftheannouncement,thedocumentshallbedeemedtohavebeenserved.
Rule5.ThefirstdayofanytimelimitprescribedinthePatentLawandtheseImplementingRegulationsshallnotbecountedinthetimelimit.Wherethetimelimitiscountedbyyearorbymonth,itshallexpireonthecorrespondingdayofthelastmonth;ifthereisnocorrespondingdayinthatmonth,thetimelimitshallexpireonthelastdayofthatmonth;ifatimelimitexpiresonanofficialholiday,itshallexpireonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthatofficialholiday.
Rule6.WhereatimelimitprescribedinthePatentLawortheseImplementingRegulationsorspecifiedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilisnotobservedbyapartyconcernedbecauseofforcemajeure,resultinginlossofhisoritsrights,heoritmay,withintwomonthsfromthedateonwhichtheimpedimentisremoved,atthelatestwithintwoyearsimmediatelyfollowingtheexpirationofthattimelimitrequestthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCounciltorestorehisoritsrights.
Exceptforcircumstancesprescribedinprecedingparagraph,whereatimelimitprescribedinthePatentLawortheseImplementingRegulationsorspecifiedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilisnotobservedbyapartyconcernedbecauseofanyotherjustifiedreason,resultinginlossofhisoritsrights,heoritmay,withintwomonthsfromthedateofreceiptofanotificationfromthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,requestthepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCounciltorestorehisoritsrights.
WhereanypartyconcernedrequeststorestorehisoritsrightaccordingtoparagraphoneorparagraphtwoofthisRule,heoritshallsubmitarequestforrestorationofhisoritsright,statingthereasons,attaching,ifnecessary,therelevantcertifyingdocuments,andgothroughtherelevantformalitieswhichshouldhavebeencompliedwithbeforethelossofhisoritsright.WherethepartyconcernedrequestsforrestorationofhisoritsrightaccordingtoparagraphtwoofthisRule,heoritshallpaythefeeforrequestforrestorationofright.
WherethepartyconcernedmakesarequestforanextensionofatimelimitspecifiedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,heoritshall,beforethetimelimitexpires,statethereasonstothepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilandgothroughtherelevantformalities.
TheprovisionsofparagraphsoneandtwoofthisRuleshallnotbeapplicabletothetimelimitreferredtoinArticles24,29,42and68ofthePatentLaw.
Rule7.Whereanapplicationforapatentrelatestotheinterestsofnationaldefenseandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,theapplicationforpatentshallbefiledwithandexaminedbythepatentdepartmentofnationaldefense.WhereanapplicationforpatentreceivedbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilrelatestotheinterestsofnationaldefenseandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,theapplicationshallbepromptlyforwardedtothepatentdepartmentofnationaldefencetocarryouttheexamination.Whereitisfoundafterexaminationbythepatentdepartmentofnationaldefencethereisnocauseforrejectionoftheapplication,thepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilshallmakeadecisiontograntthepatentrightconcerningnationaldefense.
WherethepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilfindsthatanapplicationforpatentforinventionorpatentforutilitymodelfiledwithitrelatestonationalsecurityorothervitalinterestsotherthaninterestsconcerningnationaldefenseandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,itshallpromptlymakeadecisiononhandlingitasanapplicationforsecretpatentandnotifytheapplicantaccordingly.ThespecialproceduresfortheexaminationandreexaminationofapplicationforsecretpatentaswellastheinvalidationofsecretpatentshallbeprovidedforbythepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil.
Rule8.TheinventionorutilitymodeldevelopedinChinaasmentionedinArticle20ofthePatentLawreferstoaninventionorutilitymodelofwhichthesubstantivecontentsofthetechnicalsolutionweremadewithintheterritoryofChina.
WhereanyentityorindividualintendstofileanapplicationforpatentabroadfortheinventionorutilitymodeldevelopedinChina,itorheshallrequest,byoneofthefollowingmanner,thepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCounciltoconductconfidentialityexamination:
(1)whereanyentityorindividualintendstofileanapplicationforpatentdirectlyinaforeigncountryoraninternationalpatentapplicationwitharelevantforeignorganization,itorheshallfilearequestforconfidentialityexaminationinadvancewiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilanddescribetherelatedtechnicalsolutionindetail;
(2)whereafterhavingfiledanapplicationforpatentwiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,theapplicantintendstofileanapplicationforpatentinaforeigncountryoraninternationalpatentapplicationwitharelevantforeignorganization,itorheshallfiletherequestforconfidentialityexaminationwiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilbeforefilingoftheapplicationforpatentinaforeigncountryortheinternationalpatentapplicationwiththerelevantforeignorganization.
WheretheapplicantfilesaninternationalpatentapplicationwiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,itorheshallbedeemedtohavesimultaneouslyfiledtherequestforconfidentialityexamination.
Rule9.WherethepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilreceivesarequestfiledunderRule8oftheseImplementingRegulationsandfinds,uponexamination,thattheinventionorutilitymodelmayrelatetothesecurityorvitalinterestoftheStateandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,itshallpromptlyissueanotificationofconfidentialityexaminationtotheapplicant.Iftheapplicantfailstoreceivethenotificationofconfidentialityexaminationwithinfourmonthsfromthedateoffilingitsorhisrequest,itorhemayfile,inrespectoftheinventionorutilitymodel,anapplicationforpatentinaforeigncountryoraninternationalpatentapplicationwiththerelevantforeignorganization.
WherethepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilcarriesoutaconfidentialityexaminationinaccordancewiththenotificationprescribedintheprecedingparagraph,itshallpromptlymakeadecisiononwhethertheinventionorutilitymodeisrequiredtobekeptsecretandnotifytheapplicantaccordingly.Iftheapplicantfailstoreceivesuchadecisionwithinsixmonthsfromthedateoffilingitsorhisrequest,itorhemayfile,inrespectoftheinventionorutilitymodel,anapplicationforpatentinaforeigncountryoraninternationalpatentapplicationwiththerelevantforeignorganization.
Rule10.Anyinvention-creationthatiscontrarytothelawsreferredtoinArticle5ofthePatentLawshallnot
includetheinvention-creationmerelybecausetheexploitationofwhichisprohibitedbythelaws.
Rule11.ThedateoffilingreferredtointhePatentLaw,exceptforthosereferredtoinArticles28and42,meanstheprioritydatewherepriorityisclaimed.
ThedateoffilingreferredtointheseImplementingRegulations,exceptasotherwiseprescribed,meansthedateoffilingprescribedinArticle28ofthePatentLaw.
Rule12."Aserviceinvention-creationmadebyapersoninexecutionofthetasksoftheentitytowhichhebelongs"referredtoinArticle6ofthePatentLawmeansanyinvention-creationmade:
(l)inthecourseofperforminghisownduty;
(2)inexecutionofanytask,otherthanhisownduty,whichwasentrustedtohimbytheentitytowhichhebelongs;
(3)withinoneyearfromhis