What are the requirements for applying for a catering patent? What can be patented?

Nowadays, the establishment of catering enterprises is closely related to the Internet, and the convenience of take-out makes it possible for many catering patent applications. The methods and machines used in the production process have become the focus of patent application. This article will introduce the conditions for catering patent application, so that catering enterprises can apply for patents more conveniently. 1. The application for catering equipment in the catering patent application must be novel, creative and practical. A minor innovation or invention in structure can apply for a patent for utility model; Moreover, novel product shapes, packaging boxes and packaging bags can all apply for design patents. Second, the food formula of the catering patent application Q: After applying for the food formula patent, what should I do if someone does the same thing as me, or almost the same thing, but changes the name and harms my interests? Is this an infringement? A: This involves the scope of patent protection. For example, when we wrote the claim, we wrote 5%- 10% A, 6%-20% B and so on, and the heating temperature was 100. 150℃, it is impossible to completely disclose the formula proportion and complete manufacturing process of your product, and it can also achieve certain protection. If you really want to apply for a patent, I suggest you find an agency with relevant qualifications to write it, which will be better. Extended reading; ; Business method patent 1. What is a business method? Patent business method patent, also called business model patent, is also called business method software patent, because most business method patents are combined with computer software. Generally speaking, it includes general business method patents and business method patents related to computer software. According to the provisions of the patent law, ordinary business methods are usually regarded as the rules of intellectual labor and are not protected by the patent law. However, the business method patent related to computer software can be combined with technology to solve certain technical problems and achieve certain technical effects, and it is possible to apply for a patent. 2. Examination of business method patent application. When judging the patentability of patent applications involving business methods according to China's Patent Law, the legal basis is Article 25, paragraph 1, item 2 of the Patent Law, that is, the rules and methods of intellectual activities do not belong to the objects protected by China's Patent Law. Moreover, in the Examination Guide (2006 edition) edited by China National Intellectual Property Administration, in order to give a clearer examination standard to the application for a patent for invention involving the rules and methods of intellectual activities, the examination principle of the application for a patent for invention involving the rules and methods of intellectual activities is stipulated: (1) If a claim only involves the rules and methods of intellectual activities, it should not be granted a patent right. If a claim, except its subject name, defines all its contents as the rules and methods of intellectual activities, then the claim essentially only involves the rules and methods of intellectual activities and should not be granted a patent right. (2) Except for the above-mentioned situation (1), if a claim contains both the contents of the rules and methods of intellectual activities and the technical features in all the contents that define it, the claim as a whole does not belong to the rules and methods of intellectual activities, and the possibility of obtaining a patent right should not be ruled out according to Article 25 of the Patent Law, which requires specific analysis.