Patent system is a system to protect patent intellectual property rights under the condition of market economy. Inventions and creations cannot be automatically protected by patents, and patent offices cannot grant patents on their own initiative. The person who has the right to file a patent application must submit the necessary application documents in accordance with the regulations. After accepting the application, the Patent Office will examine it through legal procedures and grant a patent right to those who meet the requirements. To apply for a patent for invention or utility model, a request, specification, patent right, abstract of specification and necessary drawings shall be submitted. To apply for a patent for design, a written request and a picture or photograph of the design shall be submitted. Patent application documents can be written by the applicant himself or by others. Because applying for a patent is a complicated legal matter, it is not easy for ordinary people to complete this task. The applicant may entrust an agent with patent qualification to write application documents and handle relevant application affairs. Where an agent of a patent agency is entrusted to apply for a patent and handle the application affairs, a power of attorney shall be submitted at the same time, indicating the authorization authority, and the agency service fee shall be paid according to the relevant patent agency service fee standards.
When submitting patent application documents to the Patent Office, you can submit them directly to the Patent Office, or by registered mail, or entrust an agent to handle them.
When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the Patent Office, the relevant fees shall be paid in accordance with the patent charging items and standards. Various fees can be paid directly to the Patent Office, remitted by post office or bank, and transferred by agency.
After receiving the patent application documents that meet the requirements, the Patent Office will issue an acceptance notice to the applicant, indicating the application date and application number of the patent.
Patent applications of units or patent inventors in our city are generally handled by Xingtai patent agency. For details, please consult the Municipal Patent Office and the Municipal Agency.
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How to apply for a patent
If an invention meets the requirements of patent, it should apply for patent as soon as possible to obtain legal protection, so as to safeguard its own rights and interests and make the invention play a greater role in production. To apply for a patent, according to Article 19 of the Patent Law, China units or individuals may entrust a patent agency to apply for a patent and handle other patent affairs in China. If you want to entrust a patent agency to handle the patent application procedures, you should submit the technical content of the patent application to the patent agency as required, and then go through the application procedures.
The agency that handles patent agency is called the Patent Office. A patent agency must have a certain number of patent agents, which was established after China's patent and approval. Our city established a patent office in 1987, and its office is located in the Municipal Science and Technology Commission of the Municipal Government Courtyard, No.49 Chengzhong Road, Zhaoqing City. Units or individuals with inventions are welcome to apply.
In addition, in order to strengthen patent work and speed up the development of science and technology, Zhaoqing Patent Administration was established in 1996, which is a functional department of the Municipal People's Government and a public institution managed by the Municipal Science and Technology Commission. Its function is mainly responsible for patent law enforcement and patent management. The address is located in the Municipal Science and Technology Commission.