With the protection of patented designs abroad, cross-border e-commerce work can be made more effective with half the effort. Therefore, more and more Chinese sellers want to buy foreign patents, but they suffer from not knowing the channels and methods. This article will focus on: What procedures and requirements should cross-border e-commerce sellers follow if they want to buy foreign patents? Hope it can help Chinese sellers purchase foreign patents smoothly.
1. Handling organization.
If a cross-border e-commerce seller wants to buy a foreign patent and the product is produced abroad, it is best to apply at a foreign patent office. Since the application procedures vary between countries, cross-border e-commerce sellers can choose an agency to handle the application.
2. Principles of use.
Cross-border e-commerce sellers need to know one principle: when you use a foreign patent domestically, you do not need to purchase it even if the patent has not yet been fully applied for domestically. Because this kind of cross-border patent regulations are not universal, anyone can use it in foreign countries.
3. Principles of filing.
When a cross-border e-commerce seller just wants to purchase a patent and hold it, he or she can sign an agreement directly with the patent holder, and then take the license to the patent office for filing; Once the registration is successful, it can be implemented and is exclusive.
The so-called purchase of a foreign patent is only a procedure for changing the patentee. However, those who own the patent or exclusive patent can continue to produce and use the patented technology and services.
4. Legal basis.
Cross-border e-commerce sellers who want to purchase foreign patents for production and sales must be familiar with the relevant laws and regulations. According to China’s Patent Act, it can be known that patent application rights and patent rights in my country are freely transferable, and both individual units and foreign enterprises can be transferred and sold to each other.
In short, the above is the relevant explanation about purchasing foreign patents. Before cross-border e-commerce sellers prepare to purchase foreign patents, they should inquire about the patent laws of both countries and operate according to relevant principles. Sellers can apply for registration at the patent office through an agency, or use the patent through transnational principles, registration principles, and usage principles.