I am a college student in Beijing. What is the procedure for applying for a patent? Is it better to apply for a patent at school or by yourself?

If you apply by yourself, you need to pay the application fee yourself. If it is a school application, it is usually from the school. But if the school applies, it may be that this patent belongs to the school. You are only the inventor of this patent, and issuing a certificate can only be regarded as an honor. If this technology may have great prospects and bring great market value, it is recommended to apply for it yourself. On the other hand, you can get the honor for free without spending money yourself. By the way, patents are mainly divided into inventions, utility models and designs. Patent applications must be filed with patent agencies. The application for invention is about 6000 yuan, and the utility model and design 1, 500-2000 yuan. After that, we have to pay the patent maintenance fee every year. Invented for 20 years, ranging from several hundred yuan to 8,000 yuan, practical.