Is the utility model patent application useful to individuals?

The application period of invention patent is as long as 2-3 years, which involves the issue of patent authorization, so the utility model patent is produced. Most applications for utility model patents are approved within one year, and utility model patents are reviewed afterwards and authorized first. However, many people think that utility model patents are useless because the retrieval time is short and the authorization time is fast. Is the utility model patent useful to individuals?

In fact, the scope of protection of utility model patents and invention patents is different, and important patented technologies can be protected from more angles to supplement the protection of core technologies.

1, the examination time of utility model patent application is short, the authorization time is fast, and the technological transformation results can be made public and marketized at a faster speed. This is still of great significance for some technologies with short life cycle and fast market update, because in the final analysis, time is everything for enterprises, and only by seizing opportunities can they gain an advantageous position in the competition.

2. Defending rights also has its advantages. Although the advantage of quick authorization for obtaining high tort compensation is not obvious, it is of great benefit for applying for the "stop infringement" ban on important weapons in the patent system.

3. Patent rights protection can only be carried out after the patent is authorized, so some invention patents that may not be authorized for three or four years are often difficult to curb competitors from entering the market. What's more, in some fields that are rapidly updated and developed with each passing day, even hot spots have become freezing points, but the invention patents have not been authorized.

4, the cost is low, not only the application cost is much less than the invention patent, but also the maintenance cost of the utility model patent is much lower than the invention patent.

The above is the specific content of whether the utility model patent is useful to individuals. To sum up, utility model patents are really useful to individuals. If you want to apply for a patent for utility model, you can consult a third-party patent agency, inquire about the application process, prepare the application materials, or entrust an agency to handle it on your behalf.