I. Institutions
1. Submit technical disclosure and power of attorney.
2. Technical exchanges between the two sides
3. Sign the agency agreement
4. Pay agency fees and official fees
5. Write patent application documents
6. Submit a patent application
7. Submit the agency report and the notification of acceptance by the Patent Office.
8. Waiting for the approval of the Patent Office.
Second, apply for it yourself
Automatic processing process operation
One: Submit an application (prepare materials)
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II: Preliminary review
It takes about 3 months for the preliminary examination office of the patent office to examine whether there is a formal examination requirement.
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Three: Apply for publicity
After the expiration of 18 months from the date of filing, the Patent Office will disclose the contents of the application for a patent for invention.
Except for applying for publicity in advance (about 6 months).
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Four. Substantive review
Make a request for substantive examination within 3 years from the date of application and pay the request fee for substantive examination, and the Patent Office will start the substantive examination procedure after accepting it. If the applicant agrees to submit the request for substantive examination and pays the request fee for substantive examination when submitting the patent application, it will enter the substantive examination stage in about 6 months (which is conducive to obtaining authorization as soon as possible).
After examining whether the technical scheme applied for protection conforms to novelty, creativity and other substantive conditions that can be authorized, the examiner of the Patent Office issues a notice of examination opinions (three times on average).
For example, whether there are reasons for rejection, or whether the scope of application for protection should be narrowed. ?
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Verb (short for verb) approve.
When the examiner thinks that there is no reason for rejection or that it meets the authorization conditions after reasonable argumentation by the agent, the Patent Office will issue a notice of granting the patent right. Get the patent certificate about 2 months after receiving the notice and paying the fee.
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Six: Certification
Congratulations! Get a patent certificate!
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In fact, after careful calculation, it will be too much trouble to apply for it yourself, especially if you don't know how to write a patent application, it is easy to fail, so it is simple and fast to find an agency.