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专利法英文版

PATENTLAWOFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINA

（Adoptedatthe4thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheSixthNationalPeople'sCongressonMarch12,1984

AmendedthefirsttimeinaccordancewiththeDecisionoftheStandingCommitteeoftheSeventhNationalPeople'sCongressonAmendingthePatentLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaadoptedatits27thMeetingonSeptember4,1992

AmendedthesecondtimeinaccordancewiththeDecisionoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNinthNationalPeople'sCongressonAmendingthePatentLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaadoptedatits17thMeetingonAugust25,2000

AmendedthethirdtimeinaccordancewiththeDecisionoftheStandingCommitteeoftheEleventhNationalPeople'sCongressonAmendingthePatentLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaadoptedatits6thMeetingonDecember27,2008）

TranslatedbytheStateIntellectualPropertyOfficeofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Incaseofdiscrepancy,theoriginalversioninChineseshallprevail.

ChapterI

Chapter11

ChapterIII

ChapterIV

ChapterV

ChapterVI

ChapterVII

ChapterVIII

TABLEOFCONTENTS

GeneralProvisions

RequirementsforGrantofPatentRight

ApplicationforPatent

ExaminationandApprovalofApplicationforPatent

Duration,CessationandInvalidationofPatentRight

CompulsoryLicenseforExploitationofPatent

ProtectionofPatentRight

SupplementaryProvisions

ThistableofcontentswasestablishedfortheconvenienceofthereaderbytheStateIntellectualPropertyOfficeofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.ThetextofthePatentLawadoptedbytheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongressdoesnotcontainsuchatable.

ChapterIGeneralProvisions

Article1.ThisLawisenactedtoprotectthelegitimaterightsofthepatentee,toencourageinventions-creations,toadvancetheexploitationofinventions-creations,toenhanceinnovationcapability,andtopromotetheprogressofscienceandtechnologyandthedevelopmentofeconomyandsociety.

Article2.InthisLaw,"inventions-creations"meaninventions,utilitymodelsanddesigns.

"Invention"meansanynewtechnicalsolutionrelatingtoaproduct,aprocessorimprovementthereof.

"Utilitymodel"meansanynewtechnicalsolutionrelatingtotheshape,thestructure,ortheircombination,ofaproduct,whichisfitforpracticaluse.

"Design"meansanynewdesignoftheshape,thepattern,ortheircombination,orthecombinationofthecolorwithshapeorpattern,ofaproduct,whichcreatesanaestheticfeelingandisfitforindustrialapplication.

Article3.ThepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilisresponsibleforthepatentworkthroughoutthecountry.Itreceivesandexaminespatentapplications,andgrantspatentrightforinventions-creationsinaccordancewiththelaw.

Theadministrativeauthorityforpatentaffairsunderthepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyunderthecentralgovernmentareresponsiblefortheadministrativeworkconcerningpatentsintheirrespectiveadministrativeareas.

Article4.Whereaninvention-creationforwhichapatentisappliedforrelatestothesecurityorothervitalinterestsoftheStateandisrequiredtobekeptsecret,theapplicationshallbetreatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprescriptionsoftheState.

Article5.Nopatentrightshallbegrantedforanyinvention-creationthatiscontrarytothelawsorsocialmoralityorthatisdetrimentaltopublicinterest.

Nopatentrightshallbegrantedforanyinvention-creationwhereacquisitionoruseofthegeneticresources,onwhichthedevelopmentoftheinvention-creationrelies,isnotconsistentwiththeprovisionsofthelawsoradministrativeregulations.

Article6.Aninvention-creation,madebyapersoninexecutionofthetasksoftheentitytowhichhebelongs,ormadebyhimmainlybyusingthematerialandtechnicalmeansoftheentityisaserviceinvention-creation.Foraserviceintention-creation,therighttoapplyforapatentbelongstotheentity.Aftertheapplicationisapproved,theentityshallbethepatentee.

Foranon-serviceinvention-creation,therighttoapplyforapatentbelongstotheinventororcreator.Aftertheapplicationisapproved,theinventororcreatorshallbethepatentee.

Inrespectofaninvention-creationmadebyapersonusingthematerialandtechnicalmeansofanentitytowhichhebelongs,wheretheentityandtheinventororcreatorhaveenteredintoacontractinwhichtherighttoapplyforandownapatentisprovidedfor,suchprovisionsshallapply.

Article7.Noentityorindividualshallpreventtheinventororcreatorfromfilinganapplicationforapatentforanon-serviceinvention-creation.

Article8.Foraninvention-creationjointlymadebytwoormoreentitiesorindividuals,ormadebyanentityorindividualinexecutionofacommissiongiventoitorhimbyanotherentityorindividual,therighttoapplyforapatentbelongs,unlessotherwiseagreedupon,totheentityorindividualthatmade,ortotheentitiesorindividualsthatjointlymade,theinvention-creation.Aftertheapplicationisapproved,theentityorindividualthatappliedforitshallbethepatentee.

Article9.Foranyidenticalinvention-creation,onlyonepatentrightshallbegranted.

Whereanapplicantfilesonthesamedayapplicationsforbothpatentforutilitymodelandpatentforinventionrelatingtotheidenticalinvention-creation,andtheapplicantdeclarestoabandonthepatentforutilitymodelwhichhasbeengrantedanddoesnotterminate,thepatentforinventionmaybegranted.

Wheretwoormoreapplicantsfileapplicationsforpatentfortheidenticalinventioncreation,thepatentrightshallbegrantedtotheapplicantwhoseapplicationwasfiledfirst.

Article10.Therightofpatentapplicationandthepatentrightmaybeassigned.Anyassignment,byaChineseentityorindividual,oftherightofpatentapplication,orofthepatentright,toaforeigner,aforeignenterpriseoranyotherforeignorganizationshallproceedbygoingthroughtheformalitiesasprovidedbytherelevantlawsandadministrativeregulations.

Wheretherightofpatentapplicationorthepatentrightisassigned,thepartiesshallconcludeawrittencontractandregisteritwiththepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncil.ThepatentadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCouncilshallannouncetheregistration.Theassignmentshalltakeeffectasofthedateofregistration.

Article11.Afterthegrantofthepatentrightforaninventionorutilitymodel,exceptwhereotherwiseprovidedforinthisLaw,noentityorindividualmay,withouttheauthorizationofthepatentee,exploitthepatent,thatis,make,use,offertosell,sellorimportthepatentedproduct,orusethepatentedprocess,anduse,offertosell,sellorimporttheproductdirectlyobtainedbythepatentedprocess,forproductionorbusinesspurposes.

Afterthegrantofthepatentforadesign,noentityorindividualmay,withouttheauthorizationofthepatentee,exploitthepatent,thatis,make,offertosell,sellorimporttheproductincorporatingitsorhispatenteddesign,forproductionorbusinesspurposes.

Article12.Anyentityorindividualexploitingthepatentofanothershallconcludewiththepatenteealicensecontractforexploitationandpaythepatenteeafeefortheexploitationofthepatent.Thelicenseehasnorighttoauthorizeanyentityorindividual,otherthanthatreferredtointhecontract,toexploitthepatent.

Article13.Afterthepublicationoftheapplicationforapatentforinvention,theapplicantmayrequiretheentityorindividualexploitingtheinventiontopayanappropriatefee.

Article14.Whereanypatentforinvention,belongingtoanystate-ownedenterpriseorinstitution,isofgreatsignificancetotheinterestoftheStateortothepublicinterest,thecompetentdepartmentsconcernedundertheStateCouncilandthepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsormunicipalitiesdirectlyunderthecentralgovernmentmay,afterapprovalbytheStateCouncil,decidethatthepatentedinventionbespreadandappliedwithintheapprovedlimits,andallowdesignatedentitiestoexploitthatinvention.Theexploitingentityshall,accordingtotheregulationsoftheState,payafeeforexploitationtothepatentee.

Article15.Wheretheco-ownersofapatentapplicationorapatenthaveconcludedanagreementontheexercisingoftheright,theagreementshallapply.Intheabsenceofsuchagreement,anyco-ownermayindependentlyexploitthepatentorlicenseanotherpartytoexploitthepatentthroughnon-exclusivelicense;anyfeefortheexploitationobtainedfromlicensingotherstoexploitthepatentshallbedistributedamongtheco-owners.

Exceptforthecircumstancesasprovidedintheprecedingparagraph,ajointly-ownedpatentapplicationorpatentshallbeexercisedwiththeconsentofallco-owners.

Article16.Theentitythatisgrantedapatentrightshallawardtotheinventororcreatorofaserviceinvention-creationarewardand,uponexploitationofthepatentedinvention-creation,shallpaytheinventororcreatorareasonableremunerationbasedontheextentofspreadingandapplicationandtheeconomicbenefitsyielded.

Article17.Theinventororcreatorhastherighttobenamedassuchinthepatentdocument.

Thepatenteehastherighttoaffixapatentindicationonthepatentedproductoronthepackageofthatproduct.

Article18.Whereanyforeigner,foreignenterpriseorotherforeignorganizationhavingnohabitualresidenceorbusinessofficeinChinafilesanapplicationforapatentinChina,theapplicationshallbet