How to apply for a patent that requires confidentiality
Article 4 of the "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates: "Application for patent "Inventions and creations involving national security or major interests that need to be kept confidential shall be handled in accordance with relevant national regulations." This refers to invention patent applications that involve national defense-related national secrets that need to be kept secret. The authority that accepts the patent is the national defense patent agency; the patent administrative agency of the State Council accepts the application. , Applications for invention patents involving state secrets related to national defense that need to be kept confidential shall be transferred to the national defense patent agency for review, and the patent administration department of the State Council will make a decision based on the review opinions of the national defense patent agency.
After accepting an invention patent application, the patent administration department of the State Council shall transfer the application that requires confidentiality review to the relevant competent department of the State Council for review. The relevant competent department shall report the review results within four months from the date of receipt of the application. Notify the patent administration department of the State Council that if confidentiality is required, the patent administration department of the State Council will handle the application as a confidential patent and notify the applicant.
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