Can the application for a patent for invention be expedited?
According to the Patent Law, the examination and approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization. The time for applying for a patent for invention is that the applicant can make a request for substantive examination at any time within three years from the date of application. The time of substantive examination will vary according to the source of cases in different fields (normally, it is 1 ~ 5 years). So when we apply for a patent for invention, can we shorten the patent application time? Can the application for a patent for invention be expedited? Can the application for a patent for invention be expedited? First of all, let's understand what patent application is expedited. There is no so-called expedited patent, generally only trademarks and copyrights have corresponding expedited procedures; So if the application for a patent for invention is expedited, will it not work? No, actually, patent applications have a similar expedited way. The patent office has a formal acceleration procedure. The scientific name shall give priority to the examination of inventions, and a request for priority examination sealed by the Provincial Intellectual Property Office shall be submitted; Just apply for priority review. The utility model generally does not recommend expediting. First, the existing cycle is very short. Second, it is necessary to submit the search report urgently, which is suspected of gilding the lily. The design itself has a short cycle, so it is not recommended to take an expedited procedure similar to the invention. However, enterprises in Chaoyang District can apply for 15 days for individual types of appearance authorization procedures before, but it is not clear whether the scope will be expanded now. An applicant who goes through the formalities of priority examination shall submit the following materials: (1) a request for priority examination of an application for a patent for invention examined and signed by the intellectual property offices of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government; (2) a search report in a prescribed format issued by a unit with patent search conditions, or a search report and examination results issued by a patent examination institution in other countries or regions and its Chinese translation. The retrieval report is issued by the Patent Retrieval Consulting Center of the State Intellectual Property Office at a cost of 1500. After the formalities are completed, the proposal to be a patent agent once a month will not cost too much; After all, patent agency applications are reliable, and professional people do professional things. As long as it meets the limited examination of patent application, the time of patent application can be greatly shortened, thus achieving the effect of patent rush. Can I apply for an expedited application for an invention patent? We are here to answer this question for you. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.