1. Law Regulations
1) After the patent right for an invention or utility model is granted, except as otherwise provided for in the
law, no entity or individual may, without the authorization of the patentee, make, use, make a sale promise,
sell or import the patented product, or use the patented process and use, make a sale promise, sell or import
the product directly obtained by the patented process, for production or bus iness purposes.
2) After the patent right for a design is granted, no entity or individual may, without the authorization of the
patentee, make, sell or import the patented design, for production or business purposes.
2. Extent of Protection
1) The extent of protection of the patent right for invention or utility model shall be determined by the terms of
the claims. The description and the appended drawings may be used to interpret the claims;
2) The extent of protection of the patent right for design shall be determined by the product incorporating the
patented design as shown in the drawings or photographs; products with the same or similar design are
infring ements.
3. Ways of Vindicating Rights
1) Administrative ways : delivering to the Intellectual Property Bureau;
2) Judicial ways instituting legal proceedings in the people's court;
3) Consultive ways :settling through consultation by the parties.
4. Liabilities for infring ement
1) Stop infringing acts, including production, sale and the like; destroy all the products in stock, special
models and other related products;
2) Make economic compensation to the patentee, including market loss and charges for stopping the
infringement;
3) Other civil liabilities.
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