中国内地的单位或者个人可以委托依法设立的专利代理机构办理专利申请手续,也可以自行办理相关手续。一般选择专利代理机构可以省去更多的时间和精力,但是如何选择正规的专利代理机构?
01.专利申请
知识产权
在中国内地没有经常居所或者营业所的外国人、外国企业或者外国其他组织在中国申请专利,或者作为第一署名申请人与中国内地的申请人共同申请专利的,应当委托依法设立的专利代理机构办理。
Where a foreigner, foreign enterprise or other foreign organization who has no habitual residence or business office in the mainland of China applies for a patent in China, or jointly applies for a patent with an applicant in the mainland of China as the first signed applicant, it shall entrust a patent agency established according to law to handle the application.
02.专利代理
在中国内地没有经常居所或者营业所的香港、澳门或者台湾地区的申请人向专利局提出专利申请,或者作为第一署名申请人与中国内地的申请人共同申请专利的,应当委托依法设立的专利代理机构办理。
Where an applicant from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan, who has no habitual residence or business office in the mainland of China, files an application for a patent with the patent office, or jointly applies for a patent with an applicant from the mainland of China as the first named applicant, he shall entrust a patent agency established according to law to handle the application.
03.专利授权
依法设立的专利代理机构是依照专利代理条例的规定经国家知识产权局批准成立的,具体名录及专利代理机构的相关信息可从网上查阅。
The patent agency established in accordance with the law is established with the approval of the State Intellectual Property Office in accordance with the provisions of the patent agency regulations. The specific directory and relevant information of the patent agency can be consulted on the Internet.