中华人民共和国专利法实施细则中英对照.doc

中华人民共和国专利法实施细则中英对照中华人民共和国专利法实施细则Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of ChinaRules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China is hereby promulgated, and enter into force as of July 1, 2001. 第一条 根据中华人民共和国专利法（以下简称专利法），制定本细则。Article 1 These Rules are formulated in accordance with the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Patent Law")第二条 专利法所称发明，是指对产品、方法或者其改进所提出的新的技术方案。Article 2 "Invention" as mentioned in the Patent Law means any new technical solution relating to a product, a process or an improvement thereof. 专利法所称实用新型，是指对产品的形状、构造或者其结合所提出的适于实用的新的技术方案。"Utility model" as mentioned in the Patent Law means any new technical solution relating to a product's shape, structure, or a combination thereof, which is fit for practical use. 专利法所称外观设计，是指对产品的形状、图案或者其结合以及色彩与形状、图案的结合所作出的富有美感并适于工业应用的新设计。"Design" as mentioned in the Patent Law means any new design of a product's shape, pattern or a combination thereof, as well as its combination with the color and the shape or pattern of a product, which creates an aesthetic feeling and is fit for industrial application. 第三条 专利法和本细则规定的各种手续，应当以书面形式或者国务院专利行政部门规定的其他形式办理。Article 3 All formalities provided in the Patent Law or these Rules shall be fulfilled in a written form or another form provided by the administrative department for patents under the State Council. 第四条 依照专利法和本细则规定提交的各种文件应当使用中文；国家有统一规定的科技术语的，应当采用规范词；外国人名、地名和科技术语没有统一中文译文的，应当注明原文。Article 4 Any document to be submitted under the Patent Law or these Rules shall be in Chinese. A standard technical terminology shall be used if it is uniformly provided by the State. Where there is no uniform Chinese translation for the name of a foreigner, a foreign locality or a foreign technical terminology, the term in the original language shall be indicated. 依照专利法和本细则规定提交的各种证件和证明文件是外文的，国务院专利行政部门认为必要时，可以要求当事人在指定期限内附送中文译文；期满未附送的，视为未提交该证件和证明文件。Where any certificate or certified document which is to be submitted in accordance with the Patent Law or these Rules is in a foreign language, the administrative department for patent under the State Council may, when considered necessary, request the party concerned to submit a Chinese translation within a specified time limit; where the translation has not been submitted at the expiry of the time limit, the certificate or certified document shall be deemed to have not been submitted. 第五条 向国务院专利行政部门邮寄的各种文件，以寄出的邮戳日为递交日；Article 5 For any document sent by mail to the administrative department for patent under the State Council, the date of mailing indicated by the postmark shall be regarded as the application date. 邮戳日不清晰的，除当事人能够提出证明外，以国务院专利行政部门收到日为递交日。If the date of mailing indicated by the postmark is illegible, the date on which the administrative department for patent under the State Council receives the document shall be regarded as the application date unless otherwise proven by the party concerned. 国务院专利行政部门的各种文件，可以通过邮寄、直接送交或者其他方式送达当事人。Any document of the administrative department for patent under the State Council may be served by mail, by personal delivery or by other means. 当事人委托专利代理机构的，文件送交专利代理机构；未委托专利代理机构的，文件送交请求书中指明的联系人。Where any party concerned has entrusted a patent agency, the document shall be sent to the patent agency; where no patent agency has been entrusted, the document shall be sent to the contact designated in the written request. 国务院专利行政部门邮寄的各种文件，自文件发出之日起满日，推定为当事人收到文件之日。For any document mailed by the administrative department for patent under the State Council, the 15th day from the date when the document was sent shall be presumed to be the date of the reception of the document. 根据国务院专利行政部门规定应当直接送交的文件，以交付日为送达日。For any document to be served by personal delivery as required by the provisions of the administrative department for patent under the State Council, the date of delivery shall be regarded as the date of service. 文件送交地址不清，无法邮寄的，可以通过公告的方式送达当事人。自公告之日起满个月，该文件视为已经送达。Where the address to which a document is to be served is not clear for the purpose of mailing, the document may be served by announcement, and shall be deemed to have been served at the expiry of 1 month as of the date of announcement. 第六条 专利法和本细则规定的各种期限的第一日不计算在期限内。Article 6 The first day of any time limit provided in the Patent Law or these Rules shall not be counted.期限以年或者月计算的，以其最后一月的相应日为期限届满日；Where a time limit is counted by years or by months, it shall expire on the corresponding day of the last month; 该月无相应日的，以该月最后一日为期限届满日；期限届满日是法定节假日的，以节假日后的第一个工作日为期限届满日。where there is no corresponding day in that month, the time limit shall expire on the last day of that month; and where a time limit expires on a statutory holiday, it shall expire on the first working day following that statutory holiday. 第七条 当事人因不可抗拒的事由而延误专利法或者本细则规定的期限或者国务院专利行政部门指定的期限，导致其权利丧失的，自障碍消除之日起个月内，最迟自期限届满之日起年内，可以向国务院专利行政部门说明理由并附具有关证明文件，请求恢复权利。Article 7 Where a party concerned has delayed past the time limit provided in the Patent Law or these Rules or that specified by the administrative department for patent under the State Council due to force majeure, thus resulting the loss of his/its rights, he/it may, within 2 months as of the removal of the impediment, or at the latest within 2 years as of the expiry of that time limit, request the administrative department for patent under the State Council to recover his/its rights by stating the reasons and affixing relevant supporting documents. 当事人因正当理由而延误专利法或者本细则规定的期限或者国务院专利行政部门指定的期限，导致其权利丧失的，可以自收到国务院专利行政部门的通知之日起个月内向国务院专利行政部门说明理由，请求恢复权利。Where a party concerned has delayed past the time limit provided in the Patent Law or these Rules or that specified by the administrative department for patent under the State Council due to a justified reason, thus resulting in the loss of his/its rights, he/it may, within 2 months as of the receipt of the notice from the administrative department for patent under the State Council, request the administrative department for patent under the State Council to recover his/its rights by stating the reason. 当事人请求延长国务院专利行政部门指定的期限的，应当在期限届满前，向国务院专利行政部门说明理由并办理有关手续。Where a party concerned requests extension of the time limit specified by the administrative department for patent under the State Council, he/it shall, before the expiry of the said time limit, state the reason to the administrative department for patent under the State Council and fulfill relevant formalities. 本条第一款和第二款的规定不适用专利法第二十四条、第二十九条、第四十二条、第六十二条规定的期限。The provisions in Paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to the time limit provided in Article 24, Article 29, Article 42, or Article 62 of the Patent Law. 第八条 发明专利申请涉及国防方面的国家秘密需要保密的，由国防专利机构受理；Article 8 Where an application for a patent for invention involves any State secret in respect to national defense that needs to be maintained confidential, it shall be accepted by the institution for patent of national defense. 国务院专利行政部门受理的涉及国防方面的国家秘密需要保密的发明专利申请，应当移交国防专利机构审查，由国务院专利行政部门根据国防专利机构的审查意见作出决定。Where an application for a patent for invention which involves any State secret in respect to national defense that needs to be maintained confidential has been accepted by the administrative department for patent under the State Council, it shall be transferred to the institution for patent of national defense for examination, and the administrative department for patent under the State Council shall make its decision upon the opinions from the examination by the institution for patent of national defense. 除前款规定的外，国务院专利行政部门受理发明专利申请后，应当将需要进行保密审查的申请转送国务院有关主管部门审查；In addition to the preceding paragraph, the administrative department for patent under the State Council shall, after accepting a patent application for invention, transmit it to the relevant competent department of the State Council for examination if such invention needs to be examined for its confidential nature. 有关主管部门应当自收到该申请之日起个月内，将审查结果通知国务院专利行政部门；The said department shall, within 4 months as of the receipt of the application, notify the administrative department for patent under the State Council of the examination result. 需要保密的，由国务院专利行政部门按照保密专利申请处理，并通知申请人。Where the invention needs to be maintained confidential, the administrative department for patent under the State Council shall deal with the application as one of confidential patent and notify the applicant accordingly. 第九条 专利法第五条所称违反国家法律的发明创造，不包括仅其实施为国家法律所禁止的发明创造。Article 9 "Invention-creation that violates the laws of the State" mentioned in Article 5 of the Patent Law shall not include the invention-creations the use of which is prohibited by the laws of the State. 第十条 除专利法第二十八条和第四十二条规定的情形外，专利法所称申请日，有优先权的，指优先权日。Article 10 Except for the circumstances provided in Article 28 and Article 42 of the Patent Law, the application date mentioned in the Patent Law means the priority date if there is a right of priority concerned. 本细则所称申请日，除另有规定的外，是指专利法第二十八条规定的申请日。Unless otherwise provided, the application date mentioned in these Rules means the one provided in Article 28 of the Patent Law. 第十一条 专利法第六条所称执行本单位的任务所完成的职务发明创造，是指：Article 11 "Service invention-creation made by a person in execution of the tasks of the entity to which he belongs" mentioned in Article 6 of the Patent Law means any invention-creation made: （一）在本职工作中作出的发明创造；(1) in the course of performing his own duty; （二）履行本单位交付的本职工作之外的任务所作出的发明创造；(2) in execution of any task, other than his own duty, which was delivered to him by the entity to which he belongs; （三）退职、退休或者调动工作后年内作出的，与其在原单位承担的本职工作或者原单位分配的任务有关的发明创造。(3) within 1 year from his resignation, retirement or change of work, provided that the invention-creation relates to his own duty or to the other task distributed to him by the entity to which he previously belonged. 专利法第六条所称本单位，包括临时工作单位；专利法第六条所称本单位的物质技术条件，是指本单位的资金、设备、零部件、原材料或者不对外公开的技术资料等。"The entity to which he belongs" mentioned in Article 6 of the Patent Law may also be a temporary entity for which the person works; "material resources of the entity" mentioned in Article 6 of the Patent Law shall include the entity's money, equipment, spare parts, raw materials, or technical data which are not to be disclosed to the public. 第十二条 专利法所称发明人或者设计人，是指对发明创造的实质性特点作出创造性贡献的人。Article 12 "Inventor" or "designer" as mentioned in the Patent Law means any person who has made creative contributions to the substantive features of the invention-creation. 在完成发明创造过程中，只负责组织工作的人、为物质技术条件的利用提供方便的人或者从事其他辅助工作的人，不是发明人或者设计人。Any person who, in the process of accomplishing the invention-creation, is responsible only for organizational work, or who offers facilities for the use of material resources, or who takes part in other auxiliary functions, shall not be an inventor or designer. 第十三条 同样的发明创造只能被授予一项专利。Article 13 For any identical invention-creations, only one patent right shall be granted. 依照专利法第九条的规定，两个以上的申请人在同一日分别就同样的发明创造申请专利的，应当在收到国务院专利行政部门的通知后自行协商确定申请人。In accordance with Article 9 of the Patent Law, two or more applicants who, on the same day, file applications for patent regarding identical invention-creations, shall, after receiving the notification from the administrative department for patent under the State Council, negotiate between themselves at their own discretion to determine who shall be entitled to file the application. 第十四条 中国单位或者个人向外国人转让专利申请权或者专利权的，由国务院对外经济贸易主管部门会同国务院科学技术行政部门批准。Article 14 Where a Chinese entity or individual is to assign the right of patent application or a patent right to a foreigner, he/it shall obtain a joint approval from the competent department for foreign trade and economic cooperation under the State Council and the administrative department for science and technology under the State Council. 第十五条 除依照专利法第十条规定转让专利权外，专利权因其他事由发生转移的，当事人应当凭有关证明文件或者法律文书向国务院专利行政部门办理专利权人变更手续。Article 15 Unless a patent right is assigned in accordance with Article 10 of the Patent Law, the party concerned shall, if the patent right is devolved due to other reasons, fulfill the formalities for the change of the patent holder in the administrative department for patent under the State Council with relevant certified documents or legal instruments. 专利权人与他人订立的专利实施许可合同，应当自合同生效之日起个月内向国务院专利行政部门备案。Any contract on the license for use of a patent concluded between the patent holder and another party shall, within 3 months as of the date when the contract entered into force, be submitted to the administrative department for patent under the State Council for record. 第二章 专利的申请Chapter II Application for Patent 第十六条 以书面形式申请专利的，应当向国务院专利行政部门提交申请文件一式两份。Article 16 Anyone who applies for a patent in written form shall submit the application documents to the administrative department for patent under the State Council in duplicate. 以国务院专利行政部门规定的其他形式申请专利的，应当符合规定的要求。Anyone who applies for a patent in any other form provided by the administrative department for patent under the State Council shall comply with the provided requirements. 申请人委托专利代理机构向国务院专利行政部门申请专利和办理其他专利事务的，应当同时提交委托书，写明委托权限。Where an applicant entrusts a patent agency to file an application for a patent or to handle other patent matters in the administrative department for patent under the State Council, he/it shall meanwhile submit a power of attorney indicating the scope of the power entrusted. 申请人有人以上且未委托专利代理机构的，除请求书中另有声明的外，以请求书中指明的第一申请人为代表人。Where there are two or more applicants and none of them has entrusted a patent agency, the first applicant designated in the written request shall be regarded as the representative unless otherwise declared in the written request. 第十七条 专利法第二十六条第二款所称请求书中的其他事项，是指：Article 17 Other related matters in the written request mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Patent Law mean: （一）申请人的国籍；(1) the nationality of the applicant; （二）申请人是企业或者其他组织的，其总部所在地的国家；(2) where the applicant is an enterprise or other organization, the name of the country in which the applicant has its principal business office; （三）申请人委托专利代理机构的，应当注明的有关事项；申请人未委托专利代理机构的，其联系人的姓名、地址、邮政编码及联系电话；(3) where the applicant has entrusted a patent agency, the relevant matters to be indicated; where the applicant has not entrusted a patent agency, the name, address, postal code and telephone number of the contact; （四）要求优先权的，应当注明的有关事项；(4) where the right of priority is claimed, the relevant matters to be indicated; （五）申请人或者专利代理机构的签字或者盖章；(5) the signature or seal of the applicant or the patent agency; （六）申请文件清单；(6) a list of the application documents; （七）附加文件清单；(7) a list of the documents appended to the application; （八）其他需要注明的有关事项。(8) other related matters which need to be indicated. 第十八条 发明或者实用新型专利申请的说明书应当写明发明或者实用新型的名称，该名称应当与请求书中的名称一致。说明书应当包括下列内容：Article 18 The specification of an application for a patent for invention or utility model shall indicate the title of the invention or utility model as it appears in the writte