► Intellectual property right certificate (proof). 

A、Patent Certificate 

A duplicate of patent certificate (patent publication and attached drawing should also be included in the case of design);
A duplicate patent register issued by SIPO or a copied version of annual patent fee receipt bearing the name of the applicant (but only in the case that the span is over one year between the issuing date of the certificate and record application date.)

B. Trademark Certificate

A duplicate of trademark registration certificate or a duplicate of trademark registration proof issued by the Trademark Office (which applies to international registered trademark) 

C. Copyright Certificate

A duplicate of the optional copyright registration certificate and attached draft works;
Other proof can be court verdict, administrative confirmation and other copyright proof including the original works. 

► Applicant Identification Document 

A、 As an enterprise, the applicant should present the duplicate business license, limited to domestic enterprises, with confirmation stamp from the business administration department, in addition to the duplicate company registration and certification from the local government (only for foreign enterprises)；

B、 As a natural person, the applicant should present the duplicate identification documents. 

► Power of Attorney for record agent and the Registration Certificate or Identification Documents of the Agent 

It is limited to the case that an agent is commissioned to present application or when an application is filed by those outside of Mainland China . The power of attorney should be signed by the legal representative of the applicant or an authorized delegate. Identification documents of the agent can be the duplicate business license, limited to domestic enterprises, with confirmation stamp from the business administration department, or, the ratification documents of a law firm. 

► Introduction of intellectual property right licensee or the importer & exporter; 

► Introduction of the party who allegedly imports or exports goods infringing on the intellectual property right, and preliminary evidence; 

► The photograph or picture of the legal or infringing merchandise as well as the packaging pattern. The patent character in the photograph or the picture should be simple and clear; 

► Illustration of the Infringement Disputes. 

It only applies to the case where a dispute or litigation has taken place between the applicant and another party. The applicant can present written statement or indictment, answer, requisition of and answer to revocation as well as invalidation, and other relevant documents.

► Fill in the application table in accordance with the requirement；

► Differentiation materials for software refer to that for program as well as document.

The materials are often composed of source code and 30 consecutive pages of any document leading to and following the code. If the whole program or document is less than 60 pages, the whole source code and document should be submitted. Special cases not counted, every page of the program should be no less than 50 lines and document 30 lines. Differentiation materials can be submitted independently but additional fees should be paid to the registration department.

► Relevant Proof Documents 

Ａ、 Identification documents for natural persons, legal persons and other entities；
Ｂ、The authorship document and program assignment document, if any, should be submitted； 
Ｃ、The authorization documents from the original copyright holder should be submitted in the case of authorized development on the original software；
 D、The inheritor, assignee and undertaker should submit the proof of the relations.

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