2. In order to protect the scope of patent as favorably as possible, it is suggested to find a patent agency to act as an agent.
3. If you are looking for an agent, you only need to provide technical documents; Like the formula.
However, because patents need to be protected by public technology, if you don't want to disclose some technical contents, such as the best formula, you don't have to disclose it.
4. Time: (1) submission time. If an agent is found, it can be submitted in about 10 days; (2) If the invention patent authorization time is smooth, it will be about 2 years.
5. If it is an individual application, after the official fee is reduced, it will add up to about 500 (one person) or 1000 (multiple persons); If you are looking for an agent, the agency fee is about 5 thousand, which varies from place to place.
I hope it helps you.