What are the skills for Guangdong to apply for an invention patent? How long will it take?

What are the skills for Guangdong to apply for an invention patent? How long will it take? Recently, according to the report of Science Network, the results of Guangdong Patent Award were made public, and Zhuhai Yinlong Power Battery was on the list. In the list of winners of the upcoming 5th Guangdong Patent Award, Zhuhai Gree Electric Co., Ltd. has won an astonishing five awards, including Gold Award 1, Excellence Award 3 and Inventor Award 1. Hearing this news, I think everyone is more interested in Guangdong's application for invention patents. Let's introduce it to everyone. What are the skills for Guangdong to apply for an invention patent? 1. According to the different characteristics of the three types of patents, the advantages and disadvantages should be weighed when choosing the type of patent to apply for, and the appropriate patent should be selected according to the actual situation. For product innovations with outstanding creativity, high technology content, long expected market life and great economic benefits, you can apply for invention patents; For products with low creativity and quick production results, you can apply for utility model or design patent. 2. According to Article 48 of the Patent Law, patents for inventions and utility models are subject to compulsory license, but patents for designs are not. So we can apply for a design patent for the appearance of the product to avoid this situation. 3. On the other hand, Article 9 of the Patent Law indicates that an applicant can apply for a patent for invention and a patent for utility model at the same time for the same product or technical scheme. Considering the long examination and approval period of invention patents, we can apply for these two rights at the same time in the face of new products and methods with high creativity, so as to enter the protected state as soon as possible. 4. It is worth noting that the examination and approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization, while the application for a patent for utility model and design is not limited by advance publication and substantive examination, but only three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization. In other words, utility model and design patents are not subject to substantive examination in the process of authorization. Therefore, it is not as stable as the invention, and the probability of patent being declared invalid is relatively high, which requires. At the same time, based on the fact that the contents recorded in the specification cannot be added to the patent right when the patent right is declared invalid, we should be cautious in writing the patent right and consider more the generality of the scope of patent protection. How long does it take for Guangdong to apply for an invention patent? Time for Guangdong to apply for invention patent: The patent application number will be issued in about one week, which is the later certificate patent number. It takes about three months to issue the notice of preliminary examination, about six months to enter the preliminary announcement, about nine months to enter the substantive examination, about 12 months to issue the notice of preliminary examination, about 18 months to issue the notice of second examination, about 22 months to authorize, and about two months to issue the certificate after paying the relevant certificate fee. The whole application period is about two years, and the validity period is 20 years (from the date of application). What are the skills for Guangdong to apply for an invention patent? How long will it take? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to apply for a Guangdong invention patent, please contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience, first-class business team and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly, which will definitely help you apply smoothly.