How to apply for an intellectual property patent

Legal analysis: 1, preparation materials; 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; Go directly to the lobby of the patent office or the local patent window. Pay by mail, but only by EMS. Express delivery and surface mail are not allowed. 3. Waiting for notice; Accepting the acceptance notice issued by the State Patent Office means that the patent application officially enters the examination and approval procedure. 4. Pay the fees; 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.

Legal basis: Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), when applying for a patent for invention or utility model, a request, specification, abstract, patent right and other documents shall be submitted. The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters. The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained. The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection. For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.