What documents do I need to apply for a patent? What form do I need to fill out? How long will it take?

To apply for an invention patent, the following information is required: 1. Please provide 1, name, address and zip code of the applicant; 2. A copy of the applicant's business license, organization code certificate or personal identity card; 3. Name, address and postal code of the inventor (natural person); 4. The telephone number, fax number and contact address of the contact person who handles the invention patent application. 2. Go through the entrustment formalities (official seal of the unit or signature of natural person). 3. Submit technical disclosure. In order to facilitate you to write the disclosure, and for us to better understand your invention, please write the disclosure in the following format. 1. Name of the invention (simply and clearly reflecting the technical content of the invention as a product, device or method (generally limited to 25 words)) 2. Technical field (briefly describe the technical field, such as: the invention belongs to an automatic temperature control device, and the invention relates to a heat treatment method of XX material, etc. (3) Existing technology (background technology) (analyze and explain the similar existing technology that is closest to the invention, and explain it with the help of attached drawings when necessary, including the structure, the position and connection relationship or conditions between components, and the technological process, etc. , and point out the existing problems in the existing technology and analyze the existing reasons as much as possible). Four. Summary 1. Purpose of the invention (To point out the technical problems to be solved by the present invention in a practical way. 2. The technical scheme (describing as clearly, completely and accurately as possible, especially the differences between the invention and the existing technology) is not only the basic principle of the invention, which can be implemented by ordinary technicians in the field, but also the role of the technical scheme in the invention when describing various technical means (including the position and connection relationship of each structure). If it is difficult to describe clearly in words, please use the attached drawings to explain. Alternative technical scheme or alternative technical elements, method steps, etc. The invention of. If so, it should be put forward as far as possible to form subordinate claims. Attachment: If there are English abbreviations or codes with special meanings, please indicate their meanings and Chinese names commonly used in the industry. 3. Technical effects (corresponding to the technical problems and technical solutions to be solved by the invention, the effects that can be achieved by the invention (including social, economic and technical effects, preferably with specific data) are described concretely and truly, and scientific analysis and test results are the most convincing evidence. V. Drawings and Brief Description of Drawings (necessary drawings (i.e. structural schematic drawings, non-engineering drawings) describing the invention should be provided, which can clearly reflect the main points of the invention, so various drawing methods can be adopted. Numbering and naming components or structures in a unified way, and providing drawings related to existing technologies when necessary. 6. Specific mode (list examples of realizing the invention (specific mode of inventive concept), and give specific examples of realizing the invention to partially reflect the creative content of the invention, including electrical components and their electrical connection relations. If it is a method, please explain the specific methods of each part, including static relationship, dynamic relationship and functional effect.) Attachment: If there are English abbreviations or codes with special meanings, please explain their meanings and Chinese names commonly used in the industry. Information provided by applying for a patent for utility model: 1. Please provide 1, name, address and zip code of the applicant; 2. A copy of the applicant's business license, organization code certificate or personal identity card; 3. Name, address and postal code of the inventor (natural person); 4. The telephone number, fax number and contact address of the contact person who handles the invention patent application. 2. Go through the entrustment procedures (the contract is provided by the agency) 3. Submit a technical disclosure and the agency will examine whether it can apply for a patent. If you can, the agency will send you an entrustment agreement and sign a contract. The technical disclosure can be written in the following eight parts: What is the name of the utility model (product)? What technical field does the utility model belong to? Related background technology (explain the defects of background technology)? The purpose of the utility model or the technical problems to be solved? What are the key points of the technical scheme adopted by the utility model? What are the beneficial effects of the utility model (compared with the background technology)? Drawings and drawings description (required)? The specific implementation scheme adopted by the utility model (as detailed as possible) (the appended drawings of the specification refer to the description of the text part of the specification supplemented by graphics, so that people can intuitively and vividly understand the technical features and overall technical scheme of the invention. ) Design patent application: 1. Please provide 1, name, address and zip code of the applicant; 2. A copy of the applicant's business license, organization code certificate or personal identity card; 3. Name, address and postal code of the inventor (natural person); 4. The telephone number, fax number and contact address of the contact person who handles the invention patent application. 2. Go through the entrustment formalities (official seal of the unit or signature of natural person). 3. Provide pictures or photos of the design (preferably taken with a digital camera)? Pictures or photographs refer to six orthographic views (front view, back view, left view, right view, top view and bottom view) and three-dimensional views of a design product. If there is no design point on the view, it can be omitted; If the views are symmetrical, you can omit one view. ? The view sizes in the above pictures or photos should be consistent, and the size of the pictures or photos should be between 3cm×8cm and 15cm×22cm. ? The background of pictures or photographs shall be monochrome, and there shall be no other articles or patterns irrelevant to this design. At the same time, the photo must be free from strong light, shadows and other factors that affect the image effect. ? For the design that needs color protection, a color and a black-and-white picture or photo should be submitted at the same time. ? If you are not familiar with the requirements of making pictures or photos, the agency can make the pictures or photos needed for the application. 4. Sign the entrustment contract and pay the patent application fee. Invention: According to China's Patent Law, an invention patent generally goes through the following procedures from application to authorization: 1. It usually takes 20 days to one month to provide a disclosure letter and entrust an agency to write application documents. 2. Submit the application documents. Obtaining the acceptance notice from the Patent Office, determining the date of application, and submitting an early public statement and requesting substantive examination on the day of submission of documents can speed up the examination process. 3. The Patent Office will review the patent application documents in the form of about 2-3 months, and enter the public preparation stage after passing the preliminary examination. 4. It takes about 6-8 months for the patent office to publicize the invention application documents. The time for the patent office to examine the invention patent documents in substance is about one and a half to two years. During this period, the examiner communicates with the applicant on the substance of the invention, namely novelty, creativity and practicality (the agency is entrusted to communicate with the agency to determine the appropriate scope of protection of the invention), and the communication may go back and forth several times until it is revised to the satisfaction of the examiner. 6. The Patent Office issues a notice of authorization. 7. The applicant shall go through the formalities for obtaining the patent certificate. It takes about 2-3 months, and the whole process lasts about 2.5 to 3 years, depending on the examiner's examination speed and the applicant's detailed information. Utility model and design: 1. It usually takes 10 working days to provide a disclosure letter and entrust an agency to write application documents. 2. Submit the application documents, obtain the notification of acceptance from the Patent Office, and determine the application date. 3. The Patent Office conducts formal examination of the patent application documents. About 3-6 months. 4. Power of attorney issued by the Patent Office. 5. The applicant goes through the formalities of obtaining the patent certificate (paying the license fee of 295 yuan, the certificate registration fee of 200 yuan, the annual fee of the year of 90 yuan and the stamp duty of 5 yuan). 6. After about 2-3 months, the whole process of obtaining the patent certificate lasts about 1 year, and the specific time depends on the speed of the examiner's examination and the informative degree of the applicant's public information.