The document discusses key aspects of patent systems including: 1. What a patent system is and its role in protecting technical innovation through exclusive legal rights for inventors. 2. The evolution of patent systems from their origins in Holland, Sweden and other countries in the early 1800s to international conventions like the Paris Convention in 1883. 3. Modern patent systems are increasingly internationalized with organizations like the World Intellectual Property Organization and treaties like the Patent Cooperation Treaty and European Patent Convention. 4. There are differences between patent systems like those of the US and China.

1. Focus on Patent System 3

2. Table of Contents What is patent system? Role of patentsystem Evolution course Modern patent systems US vs. China

3. What is Patent System? It is an internationally-accepted system to protect and promote the technical innovation, by confirming the exclusive rights enjoyed by inventors via legal and economic means; a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors. We may say that patent system is the product of market economy.

4. Core Features of Patent Systems

5. Role of Patent System

7. Address the need for interoperability and access;

8. Provide a means of reducing the potential for litigation conflict;

9. Enhance the freedom to operate;

11. Evolution Course — Development Holland, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Mexico, India, Brazil and Japan respectively established their own patent systems by enacting patent law in 1809, 1819, 1826, 1877, 1840,1859, 1859, 1885.

12. Evolution Course — Improvement sign 11 countries led by France at the diplomatic conference Paris Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property Year 1883 purpose Protect the industrial property object patents utility models industrial designs trademarks service marks trade names indications of source or appellations of origin the repression of unfair competition protected objects

13. Evolution Course — Improvement Protection Scope of Paris Convention

16. PCT Timeline

17. European Patent Convention Timeline

18. TRIPS Timeline

19. Modern Patent Systems Caution 1. Paris Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property Protection It has two basic principles: (1) Equal treatment All citizens of member states has the same rights to local users of the IP systems; Same protection rights; Same reparation of rights if rights are infringed. (2) Union priority right Applicant filling in a member state has the right of union priority to extend its protection to other member states carrying the priority date of the original application. 2. European Patent Convention (EPC) Patents granted by EPO are equivalent to the patents granted in any of the national offices. If it falls in one country in a court case, it falls in all countries! !

20. US vs. China (Differences in Patent System)

21. US vs. China (Differences in Patent System)

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