Patent application refers to the submission of application documents to the national patent administration department as required, requiring the patent administration department to announce and authorize a certain technology in order to obtain protection. The State Patent Administration Department shall examine the application documents in form or substance to determine whether the technology recorded in the application documents meets the conditions for granting a patent right. If it meets the requirements, it shall be authorized by announcement; If it does not meet the requirements, it will not be authorized by announcement.
The difference between patent application and authorization lies in the following three points:
1. Different subjects: the subject of a patent application is the applicant, that is, the finisher or owner of a certain technology; The subject of patent authorization is the national patent administration department, which refers to China National Intellectual Property Administration in China.
2. Different links: the patent application must come first, and the authorization must come later. Only when there is an application can there be authorization, and the application is the premise of authorization.
3. Different rights status: at the time of application, the patent right has not been obtained; At the time of authorization, the status of rights is certain, patented and protected by law.