No patent has been applied for. How to apply for a patent as an individual. To apply for a patent as an individual (for example, as a non-service inventor or a representative of a company), you need to do the following things to apply for a patent. 1. Subject. Ordinary individuals can apply for a patent in China by themselves or by entrusting a patent agency to handle it. If it is a special individual, you must entrust a patent agency to handle it. Special individuals include: ① foreigners who have no permanent residence or business place in China; ② Chinese nationals who live or work abroad for a long time; ③ compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. If a Chinese individual applies for a patent in a foreign country for inventions and creations completed domestically, he or she must first apply for a patent to the patent administration department of the State Council, and must also entrust a patent agency to handle the application. He cannot apply on his own. 2. Object. Inventions include inventions, utility models and designs. The type must be determined before applying. The conditions and costs for different types of applications, the content to be protected, and the economic benefits brought after the patent right is granted are all different. Applicants need to choose based on their own circumstances. The protection period is 20 years for inventions and 10 years for utility models and designs, both calculated from the filing date. 3. Procedure. Invention patents are subject to preliminary examination and substantive examination, while utility models and designs only require preliminary examination before being authorized and announced. ① For invention patents, a request, description, abstract of the description and claims must be submitted, and the description and drawings must be included when necessary. ② For utility model patents, a request, claims, description, drawings of the description, abstract of the description and drawings of the abstract must be submitted. ③For design patents, a request letter and pictures or photos of the design must be submitted. Utility model and design patents take about 8-12 months. After passing the formal examination, an authorization notice will be issued and the certificate collection procedures will be completed. The patent certificate will be obtained in about 2-3 months after paying the license fee. The specific time depends on the speed of the examiner's examination, the degree of detail of the applicant's disclosure materials, and the availability of attached drawings. Applicants must make sufficient preparations before applying. (1) Understand the relevant laws and regulations in detail and be familiar with various application procedures. (2) Understand the current level of the technical field, search domestic and foreign patents, and conduct feasibility analysis of your own inventions. (3) Do a good job of confidentiality. Cost reduction. Patent fees that are allowed to be reduced include: application fees, invention patent application maintenance fees, invention patent substantive examination fees, reexamination fees, and patent annual fees for three years after authorization. If the applicant entrusts Hangcheng Patent Law Firm, our firm will provide related services such as fee reduction and exemption.