With the development of science and technology and economic competition, the importance of intellectual property rights is increasingly recognized by people. Intellectual property rights include patent rights, trademark rights, copyrights, new plant varieties, etc. They are the exclusive rights of intellectual achievements and play an important role in promoting economic development and promoting scientific and technological innovation. However, intellectual property rights change over time and require timely changes.

1. Change of patent rights

Patent rights are the exclusive rights enjoyed by the inventor or applicant after being granted a patent right. Changes in patent rights mainly include changes in the patentee and changes in the scope of patent rights.

1. Change of patentee

Change of patentee means that when the name, address, legal representative, etc. of the patentee changes, a change needs to be submitted to the Patent Office Apply. The purpose of changing the patentee is to avoid the abuse of the patent right or transfer the liability of the patent right. When changing the patentee, the following matters need to be noted:

(1) The application for changing the patentee must be submitted by the patentee himself and cannot be represented by others;

( 2) The application for changing the patentee must be within the validity period of the patent right, otherwise it cannot be processed;

(3) The application for changing the patentee needs to provide relevant supporting documents, such as equity transfer agreement, legal representative Proof of change of person, etc.

2. Change of the scope of patent rights

Change of the scope of patent rights means that when the geographical scope, time scope, etc. of the patent rights change, a change application needs to be submitted to the Patent Office. Changes in the scope of patent rights are mainly to adapt to market demand or to improve the stability of patent rights. When changing the scope of patent rights, you need to pay attention to the following matters:

(1) The application for changing the scope of patent rights must be within the validity period of the patent rights, otherwise it cannot be processed;

(2) ) Applications for changing the scope of patent rights need to provide relevant supporting documents, such as contract change agreements, administrative division adjustment certificates, etc.

2. Change of trademark rights

Trademark rights are the exclusive rights enjoyed by the trademark registrant. Changes in trademark rights mainly include the transfer of trademark ownership and the change of trademark users.

1. Transfer of trademark ownership

Transfer of trademark ownership means that when the name, address, legal representative, etc. of the trademark registrant changes, a transfer application needs to be submitted to the Trademark Office. The purpose of transferring trademark ownership is to avoid misuse of the trademark or to transfer liability for the trademark. In the transfer of trademark ownership, the following matters need to be noted:

(1) The application for transfer of a trademark must be submitted by the trademark registrant himself and cannot be represented by others;

(2) Transfer The trademark application must be within the validity period of the trademark registrant, otherwise it cannot be processed;

(3) The application for trademark transfer requires relevant supporting documents, such as equity transfer agreement, legal representative change certificate, etc.

2. Change of trademark user

Change of trademark user means that when the name, address, etc. of the trademark registrant changes, a change application needs to be submitted to the Trademark Office. The change of trademark user is mainly to adapt to market demand or to improve the stability of the trademark. When changing the trademark user, you need to pay attention to the following matters:

(1) The application for changing the trademark user must be within the validity period of the trademark registrant, otherwise it cannot be processed;

( 2) The application for changing the trademark user requires relevant supporting documents, such as contract change agreement, administrative division adjustment certificate, etc.

3. Change of Copyright

Copyright is the exclusive right enjoyed by the author or other copyright owners. Changes of copyright mainly include changes in the name, address, legal representative, etc. of the copyright owner. changes.

1. Changes in the copyright owner’s name, address, legal representative, etc.

Changes in the copyright owner’s name, address, legal representative, etc. refer to the copyright owner’s name, address, legal representative, etc. When the representative, etc. changes, a change application needs to be submitted to the copyright administrative authority. Changes to the name, legal representative, etc. of the copyright holder are mainly to adapt to market demand or to improve the stability of the copyright.

When changing the name, address, legal representative, etc. of the copyright owner, you need to pay attention to the following matters:

(1) The application for changing the name, address, legal representative, etc. of the copyright owner must be submitted by the copyright owner himself , cannot be represented by others;

(2) The application to change the name, address, legal representative, etc. of the copyright holder must be within the validity period of the copyright, otherwise it cannot be processed;

(3) ) Applications for changing the name, address, legal representative, etc. of the copyright holder require relevant supporting documents, such as equity transfer agreement, certificate of change of legal representative, etc.

In short, the change of intellectual property rights is to protect the rights and interests of intellectual achievements, improve the stability and adaptability of intellectual property rights, and play an important role in promoting economic development and promoting scientific and technological innovation. Therefore, when making changes to intellectual property rights, it is necessary to strictly abide by relevant laws, regulations and procedures to ensure the legality and effectiveness of the changes.