商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)會(huì)刊 NO.98

法律事務(wù)——發(fā)明與專(zhuān)利（1）

1.Application of patent 申請(qǐng)專(zhuān)利

A: When should I apply for a patent if I have an invention？

B: It has to be within one year after you've shown your invention publicly.

A：如果我有一項(xiàng)發(fā)明，什么時(shí)候適合申請(qǐng)專(zhuān)利呢？

B：必須在公布你的發(fā)明后一年內(nèi)。

2.Award of patent 授予專(zhuān)利權(quán)

A: Have we got the award of patent?

B: Not yet. It will take another six months.

A：我們獲得專(zhuān)利權(quán)了嗎？

B：還沒(méi)有，還要再等六個(gè)月。

3.Expiration of patent 專(zhuān)利終止

A: When does the patent expire?

B: It depends on different countries. Some are ten years, and some are fifteen years.

A：專(zhuān)利什么時(shí)候終止？

B：不同國(guó)家情況不同，有的是十年，有的是五十年。

4.Invention 發(fā)明

A: When you have an invention, how do you decide if you can apply for a patent?

B: There are three criterias. It has to be useful, novel, and not obvious.

A：如果你有一項(xiàng)發(fā)明，如何判斷是否可以申請(qǐng)專(zhuān)利呢？

B：有三個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，必須有用、新穎、不顯而易見(jiàn)。

5.issue of patent 專(zhuān)利的授權(quán)

A: Who issues the patent?

B: In China, it is the Patent Bureau.

A：誰(shuí)來(lái)授予專(zhuān)利？

B：在中國(guó)是專(zhuān)利局。