First, the patent can be hung in front of several people. Is it useful?
There is no definite limit to the number of patent inventors, some may have only one, some may have four, and some may have seven or more. In general, the first two or three patent inventors are of practical significance, and other positions only prove that they have participated in such a patent research and development team. But the actual situation, except that the first inventor is an external contact, is no different from other inventors.
When a patent is used for the evaluation of professional titles, the evaluation unit gives the patent inventors a difference in ranking order. The higher the ranking, the more likely the participating titles are to be effective, and the more title points you get. Therefore, many people are eager to obtain patents and adopt the method of patent prefix. As for the number of patent names, it depends on the actual situation According to the common standards of patent inventors recognized by the evaluation unit, the participants are recommended to give priority to these four positions. If the position of inventor proposed by the unit is still ahead, then choose a more advanced position to avoid invalid title evaluation and loss of title.
2. What are the procedures for patent application?
1, application. That is, the parties submit requests, instructions and other documents;
2. Preliminary review. That is, within 18 months after receiving an application for a patent for invention, the patent administration department will conduct a preliminary examination, and those that meet the requirements will be published;
3. Substantive review. That is, an application for a patent for invention shall be examined in substance within three years from the date of application;
4. Approve the application.
Article 26 of the patent law
To apply for a patent for invention or utility model, a written request, a specification, an abstract thereof, a patent claim and other documents shall be submitted.
Article 34
After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it immediately after 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.
Article 35
Within three years from the date of filing, the patent administration department of the State Council may conduct substantive examination according to the request made by the applicant at any time; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Article 39
If the application for a patent for invention is rejected after substantive examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant the patent right for invention, issue a patent certificate for invention, and register and announce it at the same time. The invention patent right shall take effect as of the date of announcement.
3. How long does it take to apply for a patent?
According to China's patent law, there are three kinds of patent applications that domestic and foreign applicants can file with China Patent Office: invention patent, utility model patent and design patent application. Inventions and utility models are applications for technical improvement, and applications for invention patents can protect product and method inventions; The application for a patent for utility model does not protect the method invention, but only protects the product and the improvement of its structure; An application for a patent for design only protects the appearance, shape, pattern or their combination and the combination with color of the product. Invention patents are granted for a long time, usually three to five years, but the granted patents are highly stable due to the need for substantive examination procedures; Patents for utility models and designs do not need to go through substantive examination procedures, so they can be granted quickly. Generally speaking, the utility model can be authorized within six to twelve months from the date of application, and the design can be authorized within about six months from the date of application.