Briefly describe the steps of drug patent application

There is no difference between drug patent applications and other invention patent applications. ? To apply for a patent, you can go to a patent agency in China National Intellectual Property Administration or a patent agency in the capital city of China National Intellectual Property Administration. ? Patent application requirements:? 1. The application documents shall be complete: request, specification, claim, abstract, picture or photograph; ? 2. Inventions (achievements) should have "three characteristics" (novelty, creativity and practicality). The specific requirements are mainly that others have not applied and the achievements have not been made public (disclosed at international exhibitions, academic conferences and technical conferences, except for disclosure without the consent of the inventors); ? 3. China's patent examination system is: early disclosure and request examination system (substantive examination) are adopted for invention patent applications; Formal examination of utility model patents and design patents. (The so-called formal review is also called registration system or non-review system. The main contents of the review are whether the application documents meet the requirements and whether the invention is repeated. After publication in the Gazette, if there is no objection within the time limit, it will be authorized)? After everything is ready, it can be accepted on the same day and protected by law on the same day. Fees: application fee and invention application examination fee, the amount (RMB) is: invention patent application fee 950 yuan (including printing fee 50 yuan); Application fee for utility model patent 500 yuan; 500 yuan, design patent application fee; The examination fee for invention application is 2500 yuan.