What does the patent registration process include?
I. Examination and approval process of an application for a patent for invention 1 Patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-publication-request for substantive examination-authorization 2. Documents 1) required to apply for an invention patent: including the name of the invention patent, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc. 2) Description: including the name, technical field, background technology, invention content, attached drawings and specific implementation methods of the invention patent. 3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the invention, and clearly and concisely state the content to be protected. 4) Drawings in the specification: Invention patents often have drawings. If only words can describe the technical scheme clearly and completely, there is no need for drawings. 2. Examination and approval process of utility model patent application 1, utility model patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-announcement-authorization 2. Documents 1) required to apply for a patent for utility model: including the name of the patent for utility model, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc. 2) Description: including the name, technical field, background technology, invention content, drawings and specific implementation of the utility model patent. The contents of the manual should be written in detail, and the technical contents mentioned shall be subject to the realization after reading by ordinary technicians in this technical field. 3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the utility model, and clearly and concisely state the contents of the requested protection. 4) Illustration: The patent for utility model must have attached drawings. 5) Description abstract: clearly reflect the technical problem to be solved by the invention, the main points and main uses of the technical scheme to solve this problem III. Application for design patent 1, application for process patent-application for design patent-acceptance-preliminary examination-announcement-authorization 2. Documents to be submitted for the design patent 1) request: including the name of the design patent, the name of the designer and the name of the applicant. Design pictures or photos: at least two groups of pictures or photos (front view, back view, top view, bottom view, left view, right view and, if necessary, stereoscopic view) Brief description of design: Brief description of design shall be submitted if necessary. As can be seen from the above, patent registration can be divided into invention patents, utility model patents and appearance patents. Each type of patent registration process is usually similar, but there may be more differences in details or information provided. Therefore, when you decide to apply for a patent, you must know what patent you want to apply for and prepare the required information, so that you can apply more quickly and smoothly.