Can the submitted patent application documents be modified?

many customers have asked us whether the submitted patent application documents can be modified. Indeed, because patent application will take some time, the applicant may need to modify the patent application documents in the process. After submitting the patent application documents to the patent office, the applicant can modify the patent application documents at the patent application stage. Let's learn more about it below. Can the submitted patent application documents be modified? 1. Reminder of Eight Rings of Intellectual Property Rights for Modification of Request Letter: Modification of Request Letter must go through special procedures for change of description items, and the applicant must fill in a declaration for change of description items, and pay a certain fee for changing the description items of the applicant, inventor, etc. 2. The modification of the specification is mainly limited to the non-substantive part, and it is not allowed to modify the substantive part, such as the purpose of the invention, technical solutions and embodiments. 3. The modification of the claim shall be based on the specification and shall not exceed the scope of the specification. The modification of design pictures or photographs is limited to the modification of unclear lines or obvious errors in the view. Bajie Intellectual Property Reminder: When submitting the application documents after revision, you should fill in the supplement or opinion statement according to the regulations, indicate the name and content of the revised documents, submit the replacement page of the revised documents, and attach a list of documents submitted after application. There are two opportunities to modify the application documents. The first time was when the substantive examination request was made; The second time was in reply to Patent examiners's first notice of substantive examination opinions. The modification of the application documents for a patent for invention shall not go beyond the scope recorded in the original specification and claims. The time for amending the application documents is limited to 3 months from the date of application. At the same time, the law has restrictive provisions on the modification of patent application documents, and the modification of utility model application documents shall not exceed the scope recorded in the original specification and claims. The time to modify the application documents is limited to the modification of the application documents for a patent for design within three months from the date of application, and shall not exceed the scope indicated by the original pictures or photographs. Can the submitted patent application documents be modified? We'll answer this question for you here. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie's intellectual property rights or contact us by phone.