{"id":1759,"date":"2021-10-27T18:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaiplawupdate.com\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2021-10-27T18:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:01:15","slug":"china-issues-draft-administrative-measures-allowing-foreign-patent-agencies-to-open-representative-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaiplawupdate.com\/2021\/10\/china-issues-draft-administrative-measures-allowing-foreign-patent-agencies-to-open-representative-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"China Issues Draft Administrative Measures Allowing Foreign Patent Agencies to Open Representative Offices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 26, 2021, the <a href=\"http:\/\/cnipa.gov.cn\">China National Intellectual Property Administration<\/a> (CNIPA) issued the Administrative Measures for the Establishment of Permanent Representative Offices in China by Foreign Patent Agencies (Draft for Comment) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnipa.gov.cn\/art\/2021\/10\/26\/art_75_170997.html\">\u5916\u56fd\u4e13\u5229\u4ee3\u7406\u673a\u6784\u5728\u534e\u8bbe\u7acb\u5e38\u9a7b\u4ee3\u8868\u673a\u6784\u7ba1\u7406\u529e\u6cd5\uff08\u5f81\u6c42\u610f\u89c1\u7a3f)<\/a>).\u00a0 The draft Measures will allow foreign patent agencies to open up representative offices in China (as distinct from foreign law firms, which are already allowed to open up representative offices).\u00a0 However, unlike trademark agencies opened by many foreign firms, patent representative offices will not be allowed to prosecute Chinese patent applications.<!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1760\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chinaiplawupdate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PatentRO-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chinaiplawupdate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PatentRO-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chinaiplawupdate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PatentRO-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chinaiplawupdate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PatentRO-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chinaiplawupdate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PatentRO.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In order to qualify to open up a Representative Office in China, the foreign patent agency must meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(1) Legally established abroad;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(2) It has substantively carried out patent agency business for more than 5 years, and has not received self-discipline or administrative punishment due to its practice;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(3) The chief representative of the representative office has full civil capacity and patent agent qualification, has practiced patent agent for no less than 2 years, has not received self-discipline or administrative punishment for his practice, and has not received criminal punishment for any intentional crime\uff1b<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(4) Has\u00a0 more than 10 patent agents practicing in their home country.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Representative Offices and engage in the following business activities:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<section><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(1) Provide parties with consultation on patent affairs in the country or region where the foreign patent agency has been approved to engage in patent agency business;<\/span><\/section>\n<section><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(2) Accept the entrustment of a party or a Chinese patent agency to handle patent affairs in a country or region where the foreign patent agency has been approved to engage in patent agency business;<\/span><\/section>\n<section><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(3) Accepting the entrustment of the parties or Chinese patent agencies to provide professional consulting services for Chinese enterprises&#8217; overseas investment, overseas early warning, overseas rights protection and other patent-related matters;<\/span><\/section>\n<section><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(4) On behalf of foreign parties, entrust a Chinese patent agency to handle Chinese patent affairs.<\/span><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section>Representative Offices are explicitly forbidden from engaging in &#8220;engage in Chinese patent affairs and Chinese legal affairs such as agency patent applications and invalidation of patent rights.&#8221;<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>Further, Representative Offices will not be able to hire registered Chinese patent agents thereby perhaps requiring Chinese patent agents to suspend their licenses before joining a Representative Office.<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>One Chinese commentator has asked &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/V8qFklduwPcjW9hfBuSEuA\">Is the Wolf Coming?<\/a>&#8221; presumably concerned about foreign competition. But based on these draft measures, the answer is a definite no.<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>Comments are due by November 5, 2021. 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