On June 2nd, in order to promote the fourth revision of the Patent Law and listen to opinions and suggestions, a symposium on the fourth revision of the Patent Law was held in Hangzhou. Representatives of the Design Examination Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, the Provincial Intellectual Property Office, patent agencies and enterprises attended the meeting.
At the symposium, the leaders of the Design Examination Department of the State Intellectual Property Office introduced the purpose and significance of this investigation. The examiners of the Design Examination Department explained the contents of the revised draft of the Patent Law concerning the design system one by one, and put forward the questions to be consulted. In combination with the modification of specific terms and conditions, and the problems encountered in the daily patent agency work and enterprise patent management, the delegates held extensive and in-depth discussions on strengthening patent protection, improving the design patent examination system, and optimizing the patent rights protection environment.
It is reported that the revision of the design patent system is a hot and difficult point in the fourth revision of the Patent Law. The convening of this research symposium will effectively promote the understanding and application of the design patent system by enterprises in our province, and enhance the ability and level of intellectual property protection and application of enterprises.
(Source: Zhejiang Science and Technology Department Author: Zhou Hongtao, Patent Protection Office)