1. Provide necessary information: the name of the applied invention, the name, address and nationality of the inventor, and the name, address and nationality of the applicant. If so, does the invention patent require disclosure in advance, and does it require substantive examination at the same time as the application is submitted?
2. Technical disclosure: including the name of the invention, the technical field to which the invention belongs, the existing technical status of the technical field, the purpose of the invention, the technical scheme for realizing the invention and the technical implementation effect. If necessary, drawings can be provided to illustrate the invention.
Second, the matters needing attention and related instructions
(1) Description of the agent
1. If the method invention or product invention is a substance with no fixed shape, you can only apply for an invention patent, not a utility model patent. Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
2. The agent shall, according to the contents of the technical disclosure provided by the applicant, write application documents, including instructions, claims, abstracts and drawings, and submit them to the applicant for examination and signature before submitting them to the Patent Office.
3. If the applicant changes his address or contact person, please inform us in time to avoid receiving relevant notices and materials.
(2) Procedural interpretation
1. At any time within three years from the date of application, the actual examination period of the invention patent request shall be paid.
2. After receiving the authorization notice and registration notice, the applicant shall go through the registration formalities and pay the prescribed fees in accordance with the requirements of the notice within the specified time. Failing to go through the registration formalities as required, or failing to do so within the time limit, shall be regarded as giving up the patent right.
After the patent right is granted, the patentee has to pay the annual fee every year. If there are six months overdue, he can still pay the annual fee, but he has to pay a late fee. If the annual patent fee is not paid or the annual fee and late fee for this year are not paid in full, the patent right shall be terminated from the date of expiration of the previous year. 4. The difference between an invention and a new patent lies in: the object of protection: the invention protects the product and method, while the utility model only protects the shape and structure of the product; Review system: the review of the essence of the invention; In the preliminary examination of utility model, the requirement of creativity standard is slightly lower than that of invention. Article 22 Protection period: 20 years for invention and 10 year for utility model. The cost is different: the utility model has low cost.
Three. Instructions for handling If you handle an invention or a new patent, please contact our customer service staff directly to obtain the requirements and instructions of the patent technical disclosure, so as to know how to provide all the documents and materials needed for patent application. The fees charged for patent application only include the fees for writing materials, submission and various formalities before authorization. If authorized, the authorization fee and the annual fee for the first year payable at the time of authorization are not included. Patent for utility model: refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. The application for a patent for utility model shall be subject to a preliminary examination system, and the protection period shall be ten years, counting from the date of application. Conditions for granting a patent for utility model: it must meet the requirements of novelty, creativity and practicality. Novelty means that before the filing date, no identical invention was published in publications at home and abroad, used in China or known to the public in other ways, and no identical invention was filed with the Patent Office by others and recorded in the patent application documents. Creativity means that the invention has substantial characteristics and progress compared with the existing technology before the filing date. Practicality means that the invention can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects.