知识产权保护法【英文】

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I. PATENTS
II. COPYRIGHTS III. TRADEMARKS IV. TRADE SECRETS
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6/ Types of disputes
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Joe Yang, Attorney-Advisor, Commercial Law Development Program
2/ Purpose of the rights
The main purpose of patents is to promote research and economic development. In exchange for a detailed description of a new product or new process, the inventor (or its employer – if there is an assignment of right) has the exclusive right to make, use, sell, offer for sale and import the patented product or process, in the country/countries where the patent was granted.
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PATENTS, KEY CONCEPTS continued..
1/ Main domain of relevance for engineers and scientists Patents are the main form of protection of the research and development work that results in a new product or a new process.
PATENTS- Key Concepts
Anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent.
3/ Nature of the rights
The patent owner has the right to exclude others from unauthorized making, using, selling, offering for sale and importing the patented product or process, in the country/countries where the patent was granted.
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4/ Limits of the rights
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The rights attached to a patent are only valid in the country/countries where the patent was granted. The rights attached to patents are valid for a limited time period, which in most countries is 20 years from the filing date of a patent application. 5/ Requirements to acquire rights In most countries patents are only granted if the invention meets three conditions: a) It must be useful; b) It must be new; and c) It must be non-obvious (involves inventive step).