How to apply for an international patent

How to apply for an international patent? International patent application means that when a patent applicant applies for patent protection of his invention patent to a state party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (pct), he applies for a patent to the patent administration department of a member state according to the requirements of PCT. How to apply for an international patent? I. Filing an Application for a Patent Under normal circumstances, an individual or unit in China may file a national application with the Chinese Patent Office after making an invention. Then, an international application is filed within the priority period of 12 months, requesting priority. In this way, the applicant has 12 months to consider whether it is necessary to apply for a patent in a foreign country, how to apply, and make necessary preparations for filing an application. Preparation of application fee When applying for a patent abroad, you need to pay a considerable fee to the foreign patent office and patent agent, and it is settled in US dollars. According to the practice of patent agencies, it costs an average of $4,000 to $5,000 to apply for a patent in a country. If you calculate by five countries, you need to prepare about 20,000 to 25,000 US dollars. Applicants who file international applications also need to pay the above fees (but the payment time can be delayed by 8 months to 18 months). In addition, the fees for the international phase of PCT should be paid, including the transmission fee, retrieval fee and international preliminary examination fee of about 265,438+000 yuan charged by China Patent Office and the basic fee, designation fee and handling fee of about 65,438+065,438+050 yuan charged by the International Bureau. If it is an international application filed by an individual from China; The fees charged by the International Bureau can be reduced by 75%. 3. Entrusting a patent agency to apply for a patent is a trend under the normal new economy. Patent application helps to protect the rights of inventors or designers. An effective understanding of the international patent application process is an important step to obtain the patent right. Patent applicants can only apply for patents in a targeted way if they clearly understand the international patent application process. Four. Selection of protection type in international application. When PCT member countries apply for other forms of protection to countries other than invention patents, they also give other forms of protection to international applications, such as some national utility models, small patents in Australia, and continued or partial applications in the United States. Therefore, applicants for international applications can choose different forms of protection in different designated countries according to their needs. V. Examination and approval procedures for international patent applications The examination and approval procedures for international applications include two stages: the international stage and the national stage. What is an international patent application? How to apply for an international patent? For more detailed intellectual property knowledge and business, you can call Bajie Intellectual Property Online Customer Service. Bajie Intellectual Property is committed to the field of intellectual property, and has been invested by Angel, the founder of Netac Technology, a domestic listed company, and Kingdee International, a Hong Kong listed company.