How to modify the patent application documents after submission?

Can the patent application documents be amended after submission? The modification procedure requested in the patent application document is different from that in the specification and claims. The requested modification must go through a special procedure to describe the item change. The applicant must fill in the statement of changing the description item, and pay a certain fee for the applicant, inventor and other changes in the description item. Can the patent application documents be amended after submission? Can the patent application documents be amended after submission? For the applicant for a patent for invention, there are two opportunities to modify the application documents. The first time is when the substantive examination request is made; The second time was to reply to Patent examiners's first notice of substantive examination opinions. The time for the applicant to modify the application documents for utility model patent and design patent is limited to 3 months from the date of application. At the same time, the law has restrictive provisions on the modification of patent application documents, that is, the modification of the application documents for invention or utility model shall not exceed the scope recorded in the original specification and claims. The modification of the application documents for a patent for design shall not exceed the scope shown in the original picture or photograph. That is to say, the modification of the specification is mainly limited to non-substantive parts, and it is not allowed to modify the substantive parts such as the purpose of the invention, technical scheme and embodiment. The modification of the claim shall be based on the specification and shall not exceed the scope of the specification. Modifications to design pictures or photos are limited to those with unclear lines or obvious errors in the view. When submitting the application documents after revision, it is necessary to fill in supplementary opinions or statements of opinions as required, specify the name and contents of the revised documents, submit the replacement page of the revised documents, and attach a list of documents submitted after application. In principle, if the patent document cannot be modified, it is not allowed to modify the specification (and its drawings) and the claims inconsistent with the provisions of Article 33 of the Patent Law. Specifically, if the contents of the application are added, changed and/or deleted, so that the information seen by the technicians in this technical field is different from the information disclosed in the original application, and can not be directly deduced from the information disclosed in the original application without any doubt, then this modification is not allowed. The application content mentioned here refers to the contents disclosed in the original specification (and its drawings) and the claims, excluding the contents of any priority documents. Can the patent application documents be amended after submission? Bian Xiao answered this question here. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.