What are the PCT patent application processes? What are the advantages of PCT patent application?

What are the PCT patent application processes? What are the advantages of PCT patent application? In recent years, more and more enterprises have gone abroad to explore overseas markets. They need to effectively use the patent application system to safeguard and fight for their own rights and interests. Overseas patent application has become an increasingly important project of enterprise patent work. The first step in applying for a patent overseas is to choose the appropriate application channels and methods according to the needs of domestic and overseas applications. So what are the PCT patent application processes? What are the PCT patent application processes? Submitting a PCT international application in China (that is, the international stage) is roughly divided into the following steps: 1, and filing an application. The applicant can file a PCT international application in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China within 12 months from the filing date (priority date) of the earlier application in China, claiming the priority of China without submitting the priority certificate. 2. China National Intellectual Property Administration, China accepts patent applications as an acceptance bureau and publishes international search reports as an international search unit. The applicant may modify his patent application documents according to the above search report. 3. Internationally published patent applications. The International Bureau will publish it within 18 months from the priority date. 4. International preliminary examination request. The applicant shall file an international preliminary examination request at the same time as the application or within 19 months from the priority date, and pay the examination fee. According to the international preliminary examination report issued by the international preliminary examination unit, the applicant may modify his patent application documents according to the report. PCT enters the national phase: the applicant can choose a PCT member country before the expiration of 30/3 1 month from the priority date and apply to the patent office of that country for its national patent, that is, enter the national phase of that country. After entering the national phase in different countries, the applicants have patents in different countries, which are independent of each other and need to pay an annual fee for each item. Applicants generally need to determine which countries will enter the national phase two to three months in advance, and entrust foreign-related institutions to start translation and document preparation. After signing an agency contract with an intellectual property agency and paying the fees stipulated in the contract, you can enter the application procedure. What are the advantages of PCT patent application? 1. You can apply for a patent in many countries only by submitting an international patent application, without submitting a patent application to each country separately, which provides convenience for patent applicants to apply for a patent abroad; 2. An international patent application must be searched by an international search agency in order to obtain a high-quality international search report. 3. Only the patent application fee needs to be paid to the acceptance bureau, not to the patent offices of all countries that require patent protection, which simplifies the payment procedures. In some countries, the national cost of international patent application is lower than that of ordinary application. 5. The language of the international patent application can be Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, etc. What are the PCT patent application processes? What are the advantages of PCT patent application? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to apply for a PCT patent, please contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience, professional business team and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly, which can help you apply smoothly.