Million Yuan Set Apart as Patent Application Fund in BeijingBeijing will provide a sum of one million yuan in support of the patent applications in the city. It will solely be distributed by Beijing Intellectual Property Rights Bureau.As stipulated in the "Provisional Regulations for Fees In Support of Patent Rights Application in the Year of 2000 in Beijing" all Beijing enterprises, units and institutions under the central government (including army units) in Beijing and residents who apply for patent rights of invention and products of new type or design from June 1 to December 31, 2000 are qualified to apply to Beijing Intellectual Property Rights Bureau for patent application funds. Patent funds are available for the application fees of invention, products of new type or design, as well as fees for invention examination and maintenance. According to the regulations, technologies suitable for patent right application must be those of the key industries, such as information technology, technology for the integration of photoelectric machinery, bioengineering, new medicine, new materials, and technologies for energy saving and environmental protection. It also includes technologies or products of high-tech and of good market potential. |
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