What are the procedures and fees for international patent application?

To obtain a patent right, the applicant shall file an application with the State Patent Office, which shall approve and issue a certificate. Patent applications at home and abroad need to go through certain procedures, and there are many materials to be prepared. What are the procedures and fees for international patent application?

The examination and approval procedures for international applications include two stages: the international stage and the national stage.

1, international stage

The international stage is the first stage of the international patent application examination and approval procedure. It includes the necessary procedures of international application acceptance, formal examination, international retrieval and international publication, as well as optional international preliminary examination procedures. Under normal circumstances, China Patent Office will make an international preliminary examination report within 9 months from the date of receiving the international preliminary examination request.

2. National stage

The national stage is the second stage of the international application approval process. The national phase is held in the patent office of the country where the applicant wishes to obtain the patent right (called the designated bureau or the selected bureau). Including the procedures for entering the national phase and the examination and approval procedures at each designated bureau or selected bureau. After the international application enters the national stage, the patent offices of various countries will examine it according to the provisions of their own patent laws and regulations and decide whether to grant the patent right.

The application documents can be delivered directly to the acceptance office and various agencies in China National Intellectual Property Administration, registered mail to China National Intellectual Property Administration, or entrusted to an agent. In addition, applicants can submit patent applications and intermediate documents of inventions, utility models and designs to China National Intellectual Property Administration through the electronic application system, as well as international applications and intermediate documents of national phase in China.

The whole process of international patent application is a bit complicated, especially when there are problems in international patent application, I don't know where to start to solve them. The above content answers the difficult problem of international patent application process and cost. In addition, you can consult a third-party patent agency to inquire about the whole process and specific costs of international patent application.

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