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Countries IP system
China's patent and trademark system
Invention patent
- Patent term:
20 years starting from filing date
- Document required:
Specification, drawings and power of attorney - Maintenance fee:
Annual payment from approve date, 3rd year from filing date payment must made with collection of certificate - Patent prosecution:
- Patent prosecution is divided into two part, investigation and formal examination procedure
- Patent publications will take place 18 months after the filing date (priority date)
- Applicant can demand patent publications take place in advance
- Formal examinations should take place within 3years from filling date (priority date)
Utility model patent
- Patent term:
10 years starting from filing date - Document required:
Specification, drawings, and power of attorney - Patent prosecution:
Formality examination/register procedure - Maintenance fee:
Annual payment from approve date - elated term:
Utility patent enforcement rights will require providing the official patent search
Design patent
- Patent term:
10 years starting from filing date - Document required:
Specification, drawings, designate product and power of attorney - Patent prosecution:
Formality examination/register procedure - Maintenance fee:
Annual payment from approve date
Trademark
- Trademark term:
10 years from register date, renewal for every 10 years term - Trademark type:
Merchandise marks, service marks, collective mark and certification marks - Trademark format:
Traditional (words, logos), 三維標誌和顏色組合 - Document required:
Words/logo, merchandise detail and power of attorney - Usage term:
Trademark has not been use for 3 consecutive years will be revoke. - Renewal term:
Renewal 6 month before expires date