How to apply for Zhengzhou patent?
(1) An application for a patent for invention
1. Approval process of invention patent application Patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-publication-substantive examination request-substantive examination-authorization
2. Documents to be submitted when applying for a patent for invention
1) request: including the name of the invention patent, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc.
2) Description: including the name, technical field, background technology, invention content, attached drawings and specific implementation methods of the invention patent.
3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the invention, and clearly and concisely state the content to be protected.
4) Drawings in the specification: Invention patents often have drawings. If only words can describe the technical scheme clearly and completely, there is no need for drawings.
(1) acceptance stage
After receiving the patent application, the Patent Office will examine it. If the conditions for acceptance are met, the Patent Office shall determine the date of application, give the application number, and after checking the list of documents, issue an acceptance notice to inform the applicant. The application documents are not printed, printed, illegible or altered; Or drawings and pictures are not drawn with drawing tools and black ink, and the photos are blurred and altered; Or the application documents are incomplete; Or the name or address of the applicant is not known in the request; Or the category of patent application is unclear or uncertain, and the patent application directly sent by foreign units and individuals without the patent agency will not be accepted.
(2) Preliminary review stage
If the accepted patent application pays the application fee in accordance with the regulations, it will automatically enter the preliminary examination stage. Before the preliminary examination, the application for a patent for invention must be examined in confidentiality, and if confidentiality is required, it shall be handled in accordance with the confidentiality procedures.
(3) Publishing stage
The application for a patent for invention has entered the publication stage since the issuance of the notice of preliminary examination. If the applicant does not make a request for early publication, it will not enter the public preparation procedure until 18 months after the application date. If the applicant requests to be made public in advance, the application will immediately enter the public preparation procedure. After format review, editing and proofreading, computer processing, typesetting and printing, about three months later, the abstract of its instructions was published in the Patent Gazette, and a brochure was published. After the application is published, the applicant has the right to temporary protection.
(4) substantive examination stage
After the publication of the application for a patent for invention, if the applicant makes a request for substantive examination and it has taken effect, the applicant will enter the actual trial procedure. If the applicant fails to make a request for real trial within three years from the date of application, or the request for real trial does not take effect, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
(5) authorization stage
If no reason for rejection is found after substantive examination, the examiner shall make a notice of authorization and apply for authorization for registration preparation. After examining the legal effect and completeness of the authorized text and proofreading and modifying the description items of the patent application, the Patent Office shall issue a notice of authorization and a notice of registration. After receiving the notice, the applicant shall go through the registration formalities within 2 months according to the requirements of the notice and pay the prescribed fees, and go through the registration formalities on schedule. The patent office will grant the patent right, issue the patent certificate, record it in the patent register, and announce it in the patent gazette two months later. Failure to go through the registration formalities as required shall be regarded as giving up the right to obtain the patent right.
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