2008年5月，甲机电科技公司(简称“甲公司”)的张工程师在执行公司任务过程中，完成了A产品的研究开发。2009年2月，张工程师在办理退休手续后接受乙科技开发公司(简称“乙公司”)的委托单独研制B产品，双方没有约定B产品专利申请权归属。2009年8月，B产品研制成功。2009年11月，甲、乙两公司分别就A产品、B产品向专利局提出专利申请。甲公司在申请时发现，丙公司于2009年10月提出专利申请的C产品和A产品属于同样的发明，因此向专利局主张，自己对A产品专利申请享有优先权。2009年6月，张工程师与丁公司

正确答案：
【正确答案】：（1）张工程师对A产品没有专利申请权，因为A产品属于职务发明，专利申请权属于甲公司。（1分）根据规定，执行本单位的任务或者主要是利用本单位的物质技术条件所完成的发明创造为职务发明创造（1分）。职务发明创造申请专利的权利属于该单位；申请被批准后，该单位为专利权人。（1分）
（2）张工程师对B产品有专利申请权，因为B产品属于委托开发。（1分）根据规定，两个以上单位或者个人合作完成的发明创造、一个单位或者个人接受其他单位或者个人委托所完成的发明创造，除另有协议的以外，申请专利的权利属于完成或者共同完成的单位或者个人；（1分）申请被批准后，申请的单位或者个人为专利权人。张某是完成发明的个人（受托人），享有专利申请权。（1分）
（3）乙公司有权享有免费实施该B产品专利的权利。（1分）根据规定，研究开发人取得专利权的，委托人可以免费实施该专利。本案研究开发人张某如果依法取得了该发明创造的专利权的，委托人乙公司有权免费实施该专利。（1分）
（4）申请人自发明或者实用新型在外国第一次提出专利申请之日起12个月内，又在中国就相同主题提出专利申请的，可以享有优先权。（1分）另外，申请人自发明或者实用新型在中国第一次提出专利申请之日起12个月内，又向国务院专利行政部门就相同主题提出专利申请的，可以享有优先权。（1分）申请人要求优先权的，应当在申请的时候提出书面声明，并且在3个月内提交第一次提出的专利申请文件的副本；（1分）未提出书面声明或者逾期未提交专利申请文件副本的，视为未要求优先权。（1分）
（5）授予外观设计专利权的实质条件为授予专利权的外观设计应当同申请日以前在国内外出版物上公开发表过或者国内公开使用过的外观设计不相同和不相近似，（1分）并不得与他人在先取得的合法权利相冲突。（1分）
（6）张工程师的外观设计的专利权不能从2011年1月开始起算。（1分）根据规定，外观设计专利权的期限为10年，自申请日起计算。（1分）本题中，2011年1月是张工程师取得该专利权的时间，并非是申请日，因此并不是专利权期限的起算时间。
（7）张工程师的外观设计专利权的保护范围以表示在图片或者照片中的该外观设计专利产品为准。（1分）
（8）如果专利复审委员会作出维持该专利权的决定，戊公司对该决定不服时，可以自收到通知之日起3个月内向人民法院起诉。（1分）
Answer
（1）Engineer Zhang has no right to apply for a patent for product A because product A belongs to the service invention, thus the right to apply for a patent belongs to Company A. Under the law, the creation born in the process which the inventor is carrying out the company’s assignment, or the creation that be finished under the company’s current material and technology condition, is the service invention. The right to apply for a patent belongs to the company. When the application was passed through, the company becomes the patentee.
（2）Engineer Zhang has the right to apply for a patent for product B because product B belongs to the commission development. According to the rule, the invention finished by two or more companies or individuals, as well as the invention finished by a company or individual that was authorized by anther company or individual, the applying right belongs to the two parties, unless otherwise contract agreed upon by the parties. When the application was passed through, the applying company or individual becomes the patentee. Engineer Zhang is the trustee, thus he has the right to apply.
（3）Company B enjoys the exclusive right to the product B, free of charge. According to the rule, the developer who has the patent, the consignor may enforce the right cost for nothing. In this case, if the developer obtains the patent of the product according to law, the consignor Company B can enjoy the exclusive right to the product B free of charge.
（4）The applicat, who files an application for a patent for utility model or invention abroad for the first time, and within 12 months applies at the same subject in China has the priority. Furthermore, the applicat, who files an application for a patent for utility model or invention abroad for the first time, and within 12 months applies at the same subject to the patent administrative department of the State Council has the priority. Requiring for a priority, the applicat shall present a written statement and submit a copy of the documents of application for a patent within 3 months. The one who did not present a written statement or submits a copy of the documents of application for a patent exceed the time limit is seemed to be not asking for the priority.
（5）The substance condition of awarding design patent right is that the design being award of the patent shall not be same or similar to the design that being published in the publication abroad or to the design used domestically before the date of application, and the patent shall not conflict with other’s prior legitimate right.
（6）The duration of Engineer Zhang’s patent right for design cannot be started from the January of 2011. Under the rule, the duration of patent right for design is ten years and started from the date of application. In this case, January 2011 is the time Engineer Zhang obtained the patent but not the date of application, thus it is not the start time.
（7）The extent of protection of Engineer Zhang’s patent right for design shall be determined by the product incorporating the patented design as shown in the drawings or photographs.
（8）If Company E refuses to accept the decision declaring by the patent re-examine council as final, it may file a suit with a people’s court within 3 months started from the date it received the notification.