State Intellectual Property Office, Measures for the Record Filing of Patent Licensing Contracts

Main contents: Parties shall carry out record filing procedures within three months from the date on which their patent licensing contract entered into effect (Article 5). If a foreign national, foreign enterprise or other foreign organisation that does not have a permanent residence or business establishment in China is to carry out record filing-related procedures, it shall appoint a lawfully established patent agency to do so on his/her/its behalf (Article 6). A party may carry out record filing-related procedures for a patent licensing contract by mail, by direct delivery or by other means as specified by the State Intellectual Property Office (Sipo) (Article 7).