1. The applicant submits relevant application documents to the Patent Office, and the Patent Office determines the application date and application number after determining whether the application conditions are met. The format of the application documents shall be standardized and clear, and the name and relevant information of the applicant shall be filled in correctly; The applicant shall pay the fee within the specified time after receiving the notification of acceptance.
2, the patent office to review the content of the invention, mainly to review the innovation and practicality of the invention. The materials submitted by the applicant shall give a detailed description of the invention.
3. After the examination and publication stage, if it is not made public in time, it will take 18 months from the date of application, during which the applicant can have a temporary patent right.
4. Then, the Patent Office needs to examine the invention in detail. If the examination fails, the applicant shall make amendments within a specified time, and submit examination opinions to the Patent Office within 3 years from the date of application.
5. After the above steps, the applicant will be informed to register. The applicant should register and pay the fee within two months, and then he can get the invention patent right.
Legal basis:
Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Where an applicant applies for a patent for invention or utility model, he shall submit the written request, specification, abstract, patent claim and other documents.
The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters.
The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained.
The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection.
For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.