Prepare application documents, including the request, specification, claim, specification and drawings of the specification. A patent for design shall contain a request, a picture or photograph and a brief explanation. You can get the corresponding form at the service point of the National Patent Office.
2. Submission of materials
First, go directly to the lobby of the patent office or the local patent agency window.
Two. Pay by mail, but only EMS, express delivery and surface mail are not used.
Step 3 wait for notice
Accepting the acceptance notice issued by the State Patent Office means that the patent application officially enters the examination and approval procedure.
Step 4 pay for it
Pay the application fee, in addition to directly to the Patent Office or the agency to pay, you can also pay the application fee through bank or post office remittance. Pay attention to write down the application number when paying fees, and let the staff of the bank or post office input the patent application number, name, address and zip code. But you shouldn't send cash directly to the patent office. No one will accept it. Pay attention to the payment within 15 working days from the date of receiving the admission notice.
5. Waiting for review
When examining an application, the Patent Office first conducts a preliminary examination. Patent applications other than inventions can be granted as long as they pass the preliminary examination, and unqualified amendments can be resubmitted. For invention patents, it is necessary to conduct a preliminary examination first, and then conduct a substantive examination after passing the examination. Only after substantive examination can a patent be obtained. Some substantive audits can be carried out immediately, while others can only be carried out after 18 days.
6. Obtain a patent certificate
The registration process of each type of patent application is basically similar, but there are some differences in details and information provided on how to apply for patent registration. Therefore, when you decide to apply for a patent, you must know what patent you want to apply for, fully prepare the required information, and follow the corresponding process, so as to complete the application more quickly and smoothly.
Patent application fees include official fees (paid to China National Intellectual Property Administration) and agency fees (if a professional agency is entrusted to handle patent documents and other procedures, the specific agency fees can be consulted online in official website. )
Legal basis: Article 877 of the Civil Code. Where there are other provisions in laws and administrative regulations on technology import and export contracts or patents and patent application contracts, those provisions shall prevail.