How to speed up the examination of patent applications?
According to the current progress of patent examination and authorization, invention patents generally take 1.5-3 years or even longer to obtain authorization, while utility model and design patents generally take 6 months to obtain authorization, and their authorization time is relatively long. At the same time, in order to ensure the authorization of invention patent application and speed up the authorization process, it is sometimes necessary to communicate and meet. Time for examining an application for a patent for invention: Generally speaking, the time for accepting an invention patent is one month. The examination period of invention patents is generally 2-3 years. The preparation time of patent application documents depends on the complexity, and generally does not exceed one week. If the notice from the Patent Office has not been received for more than one month, the applicant shall promptly check with the reception desk of the Patent Office to find out the possible loss of the application documents or notices in the mail. Because there are strict standards for writing patent application documents, if the applicant wants to be accepted quickly, he can entrust a patent agency. In the process of patent application, it takes time to draft patent documents, and the efficiency of each agency is different. If you cooperate well with the agency, the patent content is relatively simple, and it will only take a few days. How long does it take from patent application, patent acceptance to patent authorization? In fact, paying attention to some methods can speed up the process of patent application. 1. Application for invention patent: Except for some invention patents that need to be kept confidential, general invention patents need to go through the stages of acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization announcement. Generally speaking, they will be published 18 months after acceptance, and then they will go through the actual patent examination stage. It usually takes about 3 years to get authorization, or even longer. In order to speed up the time limit for obtaining the patent right, we can apply for publicity in advance, so that it can be made public after passing the preliminary examination, and then enter the actual trial stage, which can speed up the progress of authorization. In addition, in some special circumstances, such as several cases stipulated in the Measures for the Administration of Patent Priority Examination, a request for speeding up the examination can be made. Finally, you can also choose emergency treatment. 2. Application for patent for utility model and design: it needs to go through the stages of acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization announcement. Because there is no need for substantive examination, the authorization time for utility models and designs is short, generally 6- 10 months.