How to apply for an invention patent?

To apply for a patent, you can go to a patent agency in China National Intellectual Property Administration or a patent agency in the capital city of China National Intellectual Property Administration.

Requirements for patent application:

1. The application documents shall be complete: request, specification, claim, abstract, picture or photograph;

2. Inventions (achievements) should have "three characteristics" (novelty, creativity and practicality). The specific requirements are mainly that others have not applied and the achievements have not been made public (disclosed at international exhibitions, academic conferences and technical conferences, except for disclosure without the consent of the inventors);

3. The national patent examination system is: the invention patent application is made public at an early stage, and the system of requesting examination (substantive examination) is adopted; Formal examination of utility model patents and design patents. (The so-called formal review is also called registration system or non-review system. The main contents of the review are whether the application documents meet the requirements and whether the invention is repeated. After publication in the Gazette, if there is no objection within the time limit, it will be authorized)

After everything is ready, it can be accepted on the same day and protected by law on the same day.