A: 1. Application documents are required. Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that when applying for a patent for invention or utility model, documents such as the patent claim, the request, the specification and its abstract, the appended drawings of the specification and abstract (the latter two are not required by the formula or technical method) shall be submitted. When the applicant requests to reduce the application fee, it shall submit the application documents together with the request for fee reduction and relevant supporting documents.
2. In the application documents, the instruction manual should be in the standard format formulated by China National Intellectual Property Administration, which can be downloaded directly from official website, China National Intellectual Property Administration.
3. There are two ways to submit a patent application:
Paper application: submit the application materials in person; Submit by mail; Submitted by the agency of the Patent Office; Submitted by the entrusted agency;
Electronic application
Q: Invention patent infringement in substantive examination. How to deal with it?
A: According to Article 48 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), from the date of publication of an application for a patent for invention to the date of announcement of the grant of a patent right, anyone can make comments to the patent administration department of the State Council and explain the reasons.
Q: How do I know the progress of invention patent application?
A: Call China National Intellectual Property Administration Customer Service Center, provide the application number to verify your identity, and then check the progress of the corresponding patent application.
Q: When an enterprise applies for a patent, can the inventor write more than one person?
A: When an enterprise applies for a patent, the patent ownership belongs to the enterprise, but the inventor can write more, and the inventor enjoys the same rights.