The provisions of technical disclosure generally apply to applications for utility models or invention patents. An application for a patent for design generally does not require technical disclosure.
Technical disclosure is the written material provided by the applicant to the patent agent to reflect the technical content of the invention or utility model. Technical data is the basis for agents to write application documents. The contents of the technical data shall include the name, the technical field involved in the invention or utility model, the background technology related to the invention or utility model, the content of the invention, the attached drawings and their descriptions, examples of the applied technology, etc.
Ming: "Technical disclosure" is a reference document for the inventor to submit the contents of his invention and creation to the patent agency in written form, so that the patent agent can understand the characteristics of the inventor's invention idea. Comprehensive and qualified technical disclosure is helpful to improve the quality and efficiency of patent agents in writing patent application documents and better fight for the rights and interests of inventors.
All the elements listed below are essential to the patent application documents. The inventor is required to write the electronic text provided to the patent agency according to the content of the invention and referring to the format and requirements. The number of words in brackets is suggested for reference only.
Elements and writing requirements of "technical disclosure book" for patent application for invention or utility model
Name of invention or utility model (words: less than 25)
Requirements: Briefly and accurately state the subject and type of protection required by the patent application for invention or utility model.
Technical terms commonly used in this technical field shall be adopted, and non-technical terms, names, place names, trademarks, models or commodity names of inventions shall not be used, and commercial propaganda terms shall not be used; For example, "a XXX faucet".
(1) technical field (words: 100 or less)
Requirements: indicate the technical field to which the technical scheme to be protected belongs.
Refers to the technical field to which the invention directly belongs, such as "the invention relates to a valve device, in particular to a XXX faucet."
(2) Background technology (words: more than 500)
Requirements: state the background technology (existing technology) that is useful for understanding, searching and examining the invention or utility model; It is possible and references reflecting these background technologies are cited.
Cite 1 ~2 the most relevant existing technologies at home and abroad that are useful for understanding, searching and examining inventions or utility models, which can be described from three aspects: purpose, technical measures (or composition) and effect. The problems and shortcomings existing in the existing technologies should be objectively pointed out, but only those solved by the technical scheme of inventions or utility models. For example, the invention of "armchair" with "stool" as the background technology (prior art) is to point out the problems and shortcomings of "stool", such as the inconvenience of sitting for a long time. Therefore, it is necessary to invent an "armchair" or even an "armchair with armrests" to solve these problems and provide comfort and convenience. Of course, these technologies already exist in real life.
If the cited document is a patent document, it should at least indicate the country and publication number, preferably including the date of publication; If it is non-patented literature, such as periodicals, magazines, manuals, books, etc., the titles and detailed sources of these documents, such as title, author, publishing house, edition and page number, as well as the name, volume number, issue number and page number of the periodical, should be stated. If you don't know the most relevant existing technology, you can entrust a patent company to carry out literature retrieval.
(3) the content of the invention
Requirements: including the technical problems, technical schemes and beneficial effects to be solved by the invention or utility model.
Technical problems to be solved (words: more than 200)
Requirements: explain the technical problems existing in the existing technology to be solved by the invention or utility model.
In the specific writing, in view of the defects or deficiencies existing in the existing technology, we should objectively and reliably reflect the technical problems to be solved by the invention or utility model in positive and concise language as far as possible, and further explain the technical effects, but we should avoid directly using general words such as "saving energy" and "improving quality" and not use advertising language.
Technical scheme (words: more than 800)
Requirements: clearly and completely describe the technical features of the technical scheme adopted by the invention or utility model to solve its technical problems.
Specifically, a detailed description of the technical scheme created by the invention should be made with the attached drawings. The content of the description should be understood by those skilled in the art; Note: don't just refer to a specific embodiment, that is, a point, but write a technical solution to the problem, that is, a scope. For example, a round pencil (assuming it is in the prior art) has the disadvantages of easy rolling and easy breaking of the refill. To solve this problem, of course, it can be "improved" into a hexagonal pencil (assuming it is an invention), but this is only an example of realization, that is, a shape choice. As a technical scheme, there are more shapes to choose from, and it is more appropriate to use "polygonal pencil" to describe it in this technical scheme. This part should echo the former purpose and the latter effect, corresponding to the claim part; After the application documents are submitted to the Patent Office, the claims may be amended, but the contents of the specification cannot be substantially amended or supplemented. Therefore, this part of the narrative should be clear, complete and accurate.
In particular, the description of the creative points of the invention different from the prior art should be as clear, accurate and complete as possible, subject to the implementation of ordinary technicians in the field, and when describing each technical means, the role it plays in the invention should be explained accordingly. Specifically,
1) If the invention is a structured product, it is necessary to point out the composition or structure of the product, the position of each part, the relationship between each part, raw materials, specifications, parameters, principles and uses, etc.
2) If the invention is a method, the technological process, steps, composition and formula of raw materials, technological parameters, product standards, detection methods and experimental results must be pointed out. Formulas and parameters are best expressed by ranges, such as the ingredients of the formula and the content (weight percentage or parts) of each ingredient, so as to strive for the maximum protection range. If chemical raw materials are involved, the specific chemical name (molecular formula) should be given.
Beneficial effects (words: more than 200)
Requirements: clearly and objectively state the beneficial effects of the invention or utility model relative to the existing technology. Beneficial effects can generally be reflected by improving output, quality, precision and efficiency, saving energy consumption, raw materials and working procedures, simplifying processing, operation, control and use, controlling or radically treating environmental pollution, and showing useful performance.
It can be explained by combining the analysis of the structural characteristics of the invention or utility model with theoretical explanation, or by enumerating experimental data, but it should be compared with the existing technology to point out the difference between the invention or utility model and the existing technology.
In some cases, the beneficial effects of inventions or utility models in mechanical and electrical fields can be explained in combination with their structural characteristics and modes of action. However, in most cases, inventions in the field of chemistry are not suitable to explain the beneficial effects of inventions in this way, but are explained by experimental data.
For those who have to rely on people's sensory judgment because there is no desirable measurement method at present, such as taste and smell, the experimental results expressed by statistical methods can illustrate the beneficial effects.
When citing experimental data to illustrate the beneficial effects, necessary experimental conditions and methods should be given.
(3) Description of the attached drawings
Requirements: Description of drawings is descriptive words for drawings. If there are drawings in the specification, the name of the drawings and the meaning of the reference signs shall be indicated. Partial cross-sectional views shall be numbered and named separately and explained separately. Do not include drawings or marks not mentioned in the specification.
(four) the specific implementation method (more than 800 words)
Requirements: Make a further detailed description of the specific embodiment of the invention or utility model with the attached drawings.
This part should give the best embodiment of invention and creation, which is the concretization of technical scheme and requires very specific requirements. All formulas and parameters are usually a specific point (not a range), and there may be one or more embodiments. The more embodiments, the more beneficial it is to obtain a wide range of protection. Generally speaking, this part should at least describe a preferred embodiment in detail. Sometimes, an embodiment can be understood as a detailed record of an experiment. Changing one or more raw materials or changing one or more experimental parameters to do another experiment is another embodiment. The details of the examples are similar to the teaching materials of students' experiments, so it should be clear that ordinary technicians can repeat them according to the content after reading them.
(5) Attached drawings
Requirements: Attached drawings can be breeding genealogy, process flow chart, product structure schematic diagram, etc. There should be no words and dimensions or component values on the attached drawings. For mechanical drawings, all parts are numbered in Arabic numerals with outgoing lines; For the circuit diagram, mark the original symbol and serial number (such as R 1, R2) next to the original. The attached drawings shall be drawn on A4 paper with black pen or printed by computer. The invention patent can be based on whether the invention content has attached drawings or not, and the utility model must have attached drawings (schematic diagrams).
Elements and requirements of "technical disclosure book" for design patent application
Requirements: specify the name and category of the product using the design, and there are four sets of photos or pictures; Where the shape is required to be protected, six views (front view, back view, top view, bottom view, left view and right view of the object) and three-dimensional views shall be submitted; Where a pattern is required to be protected, an enlarged drawing and a three-dimensional drawing shall be submitted; Where color protection is needed, color and black-and-white photos or pictures shall be submitted; The size of the graph is between 3× 8cm and15× 22cm; Shadows or dotted lines cannot appear on the picture, the picture background can only have one color, and there can be no other items on the picture except the required design; In addition, all views must be front views, whether pictures or photos are submitted.