Company: DKI
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0001493152-25-010539
Chunk: 135

Company: DarkIris Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DRS
Chunk 135
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 Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the PRC promulgated on June 15, 2001 with the last amendment effective from January 20, 2024, respectively, an inventor or a designer may apply to the State Intellectual Property Office (“SIPO”) for the grant of an invention patent, a utility model patent or a design patent. According to the Patent Law, the right to apply for a patent (a patent application) and of registered patent can be transferred upon completion of registration with SIPO. The patent right duration is 20 years for invention, 10 years for utility model and 15 years for design, starting from the date of application. A patentee is obligated to pay annual fee beginning with the year in which the patent right is granted. Failure to pay the annual fee may result in a termination of the patent right duration.

Copyright

Pursuant to the PRC Copyright Law amended on February 26, 2010, became effective on April 1, 2010, and latest amended on November 11, 2020 and took effect on June 1, 2021 and the Implementing Regulations of the PRC Copyright Law promulgated by the State Council on August 2, 2002, last amended on January 30, 2013 and became effective on March 1, 2013, the PRC citizens, legal persons, and other organizations shall, enjoy copyright in their works, whether published or not, which include, among others, works of literature, art, natural science, social science, engineering technology and computer software. T he term of protection for copyrighted software is 50 years.

Trademark

The Trademark Law of the PRC was promulgated on August 23, 1982 with the last amendment effective from November 1, 2019. The implementing regulations of Trademark Law of the PRC were promulgated on August 3, 2002 by the State Council and amended on April 29, 2014 and became effective on May 1, 2014. These current effective laws and regulations provide the basic legal framework for the regulations of trademarks in China, covering registered trademarks including commodity trademarks, service trademarks, collective marks and certificate marks. The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration or “CNIPA” is responsible for the registration and administration of trademarks in China. Trademarks are granted on a term of 10 years commencing on its registration date. Six months prior to the expiration of the