How do individuals file patent applications?

Personal patent application process: (1) Determine the application type: 1, and protect the shape, structure, production technology and formula of the invented product for 20 years. 2. The protection period of the shape, structure or combination of the two of the utility model products is 10 year. 3. The protection period of the shape, pattern or color of the design product and their combination is 10 year. (2) Contents of application documents: 1. Invention (utility model): request, claim, specification, appended drawings of specification, abstract and appended drawings of abstract. 2. Design: request, design drawings or photos, and a brief description of the design. Methods: Write it yourself or entrust an agency to write it. (3) Submit the patent document: 1, directly mail or submit it to China National Intellectual Property Administration; 2. Face-to-face delivery to China National Intellectual Property Administration Shanghai Agency (4) Payment of application fee: 1, invention 900 yuan/piece; 500 yuan/piece of utility model; Design 500 yuan/piece. 2. You can apply to China National Intellectual Property Administration Transportation for fee reduction and exemption, and pay 30% of the fee, and you can also pay 30% of the annual fee in the first three years. The following materials must be prepared: 1, name of invention; 2. Existing technical data (technical data that are closest to the invention and creation and have been published, including published scientific and technological papers, published patents or references for completing the invention and creation); 3. Accomplish the purpose of the present invention; 4. Technical scheme to achieve the purpose of the invention: product invention needs to describe the product structure and composition in detail, and method invention needs to describe the method steps in detail; 5. Attached drawings (inventions in the field of machinery must have attached drawings): You can clearly see the structure of the product and distinguish the connection relationship of each part, which can be divided into exploded drawings and anatomical drawings. ; 6. Specific embodiment (Complete the specific embodiment of the present invention, including the experimental data of the experimental process); 7. The best effect that the invention can achieve; 8. The applicant needs a company seal: the applicant needs a personal signature; 9. Each application shall provide the applicant's name, detailed address, telephone number, postal code, inventor's name and other clear materials.