What is the process of applying for an invention patent?
Patent application:
1. Approval process of invention patent application: patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-publication-substantive examination request-substantive examination-authorization.
2. Documents to be submitted when applying for a patent for invention:
(1) request: 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 of the invention patent, its technical field, background technology, invention content, attached drawings and specific implementation methods.
(3) Claim: explain the technical features of the invention, and clearly and concisely state the content to be protected.
(4) Illustration: Invention patents often have drawings. If only words are enough to describe the technical scheme clearly and completely, there is no need for drawings. And the above process is limited to applying for invention patents. Where a party applies for a patent for appearance or utility model, substantive examination is not required.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.
Article 9 Only one patent right can be granted for the same invention-creation. However, if the same applicant applies for a patent for utility model and a patent for invention at the same time on the same day, and the patent for utility model obtained earlier has not been terminated, and the applicant abandons the patent for utility model, the patent for invention may be granted.