Patent applications are divided into: design patents, invention patents and utility model patents, and each patent requires different materials. Where an enterprise applies for a patent for design, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs (color pictures or photographs shall be submitted if color protection is required) and a brief description of the design.
What materials should an enterprise provide when applying for a patent: the request for a patent for invention, the abstract of the specification (if necessary, the appended drawings of the abstract), the patent claim and the specification (if necessary, the appended drawings of the specification). Where an enterprise applies for a patent for utility model, the patent application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the abstract of the specification and its drawings, the claims, the specification and its drawings.
If the enterprise has an agency, these application materials are generally prepared and written by the agency. If the enterprise applies by itself, these materials need to be prepared by itself. At the same time, there are some things to pay attention to:
The materials to be submitted when applying for a patent for appearance are: a request for a patent for design in duplicate, a design pattern or a photograph in duplicate, a color and black-and-white color protection pattern or a photograph in duplicate, a brief description of the design in duplicate, and a request for deferring the payment of various patent fees in duplicate.
When applying for fee reduction, everyone should pay attention to the reasons for fee reduction in the fee reduction request. If an individual applies for fee waiver, he needs to write down his annual income. If two or more people need to fill in the annual income of each person in detail, and indicate the types of expenses that need to be reduced or exempted. At present, there are application fees, review fees, maintenance fees, review fees, part of annual fees and so on.
Patents can be submitted by themselves or by registered mail to the Patent Office. It should be noted that patent documents cannot be folded, so it is recommended that you choose an envelope that can hold A4 paper.
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