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What does an intellectual property agency do?

An intellectual property agency is an intellectual property agency that helps clients handle intellectual property matters.

The main work of an intellectual property agency includes providing consultation on patent matters, assigning professional agents to serve as the company's patent consultants, helping parties apply for intellectual property patents, or handle matters related to intellectual property. Other related matters are closely focused on intellectual property related work.

Invention patent application is time-consuming and labor-intensive, the process is cumbersome, the laws and regulations are complicated, and the scope of protection of technical solutions is difficult to determine. Some applications may take as long as 3 to 5 years. Therefore, entrusting an intellectual property agency to apply for a patent is very helpful in ensuring the success rate of patent application.

In summary, it is mainly to accept the entrustment of the patent applicant, within the scope of entrustment authority, and to handle the civil legal acts of patent application or other patent affairs with the State Intellectual Property Office in accordance with the provisions of the "Patent Law":

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1. Provide consultation on patent affairs;

2. Write patent application documents and handle patent affairs;

3. The request refers to examination or reexamination. Matters;

4. File objections and request for invalidation of patent rights;

5. Accept the appointment and appoint a patent agent to serve as a patent consultant;

6. Handle matters related to patent application rights, transfer of patent rights and patent licensing;

7. Handle other related matters.

Intellectual property agency:

Intellectual property agency generally refers to the act of acting on behalf of parties in handling intellectual property affairs, mainly including patent agents and trademark agents, as well as copyright registration agents, integrated circuit agents, etc. Agency behavior for layout design registration and other intellectual property categories.

The business scope of patent agents includes all legal activities related to patents, mainly including patent applications, patent invalidation, patent litigation, patent strategy, patent consulting and other aspects of business content. The business scope of trademark agents includes all legal activities related to trademarks, including trademark applications, trademark registrations, trademark disputes and objections, trademark rights protection and other business contents.