2. Individuals can apply for patents.
First, the application process of invention patent
1. Original technical data and personal (unit) information provided by the applicant;
2. Entrust a patent agency, sign an agency agreement, and write patent application documents that meet the requirements of the Patent Law. If necessary, you can retrieve it first.
3. Submit the patent application documents to the State Patent Office, obtain the patent application number, and pay the patent application fee as required;
4. Enter the preliminary examination. After examination, the application for a patent for invention will be published in the patent bulletin and website 18 months after the date of application. According to the requirements of the applicant, it can also be made public in advance at any time from the date of application 15 months;
5. Enter the stage of substantive examination (substantive examination): the applicant may file an application for substantive examination with the Patent Office at any time within 3 years from the date of application or after the patent application is made public, and must pay the patent substantive examination fee in accordance with the regulations;
6. After substantive examination, the patent conforms to the practicality, novelty and creativity of the invention, and the patent right is granted, and the patent application maintenance fee, annual fee, printing fee and certificate fee are paid in accordance with the regulations to obtain the invention patent certificate; Authorized invention patents will be published.
7. Where a prior application for a patent for invention is claimed, the relevant information of the prior application shall be provided.
Second, the materials needed to prepare the invention patent
1. Claim: The description of the claimed invention refers to the substantive technical features of the invention.
2. Description: Summarize the invention (within 300 words).
3. Description: Description of the technical field to which the invention belongs and the background technology related to the invention. Explain the purpose of the invention, explain in detail the technical scheme of the invention, and the effects and advantages achieved by the technical scheme. Relevant experiments and data prove its effect and advantages.
4. Description of drawings.
5. Specific embodiments (examples): The present invention will be explained in detail.
The invention patent will receive the actual trial reply during the acceptance process, which needs to be replied and submitted at the specified time node. There will be a first trial, a second trial or even a third trial. It is recommended to entrust an agency to apply.
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Published on September 9, 202219. The copyright belongs to the author.