What is early disclosure in patent application?
What is early disclosure in patent application? Many people don't quite understand what early disclosure in patent application is. What does it mean to make a patent public in advance? Let's sort out Bajie's intellectual property knowledge and give you a detailed introduction: What are the provisions of China's patent law on the early disclosure of patent applications? After preliminary examination, the Patent Office considers that the application for a patent for invention conforms to the provisions of this Law, and it shall be published after 18 months from the date of filing. What is advance publicity? The so-called early disclosure means that the applicant can request the early disclosure of his patent application from the date of application and the priority date, and shall submit an early disclosure statement. The pre-public statement is only applicable to the application for a patent for invention. After the preliminary public statement has passed the preliminary examination of the Patent Office, it can immediately enter the public procedure. The pre-public statement is only applicable to the application for a patent for invention. The applicant's pre-public statement cannot be attached with any conditions. What are the advantages of making it public in advance? The advantage of the early publication of the invention patent is that according to the patent law, after the publication of the application for the invention patent, the applicant can ask the unit or individual who implements the invention to pay an appropriate fee, that is, to obtain the so-called temporary protection. If the application is published as soon as possible, the applicant can obtain temporary protection as stipulated in the patent law as soon as possible.