How do individuals apply for patents? What are the individual patent application procedures in 2018? As the name suggests, an individual patent refers to a patent right granted to an individual, who is the exclusive owner of the patent. The grant of an individual patent indicates that the government and other relevant departments allow the right holder to carry out exclusive production, sales and other methods of patent implementation within the patent protection period. Personal patents can also be divided into personal invention patents, personal utility model patents, and personal design patents. Personal patents should determine which type of patent to apply for according to the content of the invention, because only one patent can be obtained for the same invention and creation. How does an individual apply for a patent? What are the individual patent application procedures in 2018? Generally, you can choose to apply for a patent personally or entrust it to a patent agency (to prevent technology leakage, you need to sign a confidentiality agreement with the agency). If you choose to apply for a personal patent, what is the patent application process? 1. Conduct relevant inquiries and searches on the content of the invention and creation to determine which type of patent to apply for; 2. Fill in the patent application request form, patent application fee reduction request form, etc., and prepare all application materials; 3. Submit the application materials , wait for the acceptance notice and patent application number issued by the Patent Office; 4. Receive the acceptance notice and patent application number, and pay the personal patent application fee in a timely manner; 5. Pay attention to the patent application related notices from the Patent Office, and respond on time and as required or make corrections; 6. After being granted a patent, go through the patent registration procedures and pay the first year's annual fee and other fees. There are many outstanding inventors in personal patent applications, so if the applicant is of age, he only needs to prepare his or her ID card, while minors need a copy of their household registration book as supporting documents. How do individuals apply for patents? What are the individual patent application procedures in 2018? We have answered this question for you here. If you want to apply for a personal patent, please contact our online customer service, or call the Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience and a first-class business team And the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly will definitely help you apply smoothly.