How to apply for a patent as an agent? What are the advantages of applying for a patent as an agent?
How to apply for a patent as an agent? What are the advantages of applying for a patent as an agent? What are the advantages of applying for a patent as an agent? How to apply for a patent as an agent? What are the advantages of applying for a patent as an agent? To apply for a patent, we can choose to apply ourselves or find an agency to help us apply. Of the two ways, we definitely recommend you to choose an agency, which will not only improve our success rate of patent application, but also help us get professional personnel, so we don't have to worry about it ourselves. How to apply for a patent as an agent? (1) Consultation: 1. Determine whether the invention content belongs to the patentable content; For this consultation, it is recommended to consult several companies and compare them to determine the correct conclusion. Because at present, many information receptionists take commission, sometimes there will be inappropriate reply to the consultation for the business volume. Now there are also online intellectual property services, which relatively saves the intermediary link and can directly consult the patent author online, with much lower cost. 2. Determine what kind of patent (invention, utility model, design) can be applied for the content of the invention. Sign the agency agreement. The purpose of signing the agency agreement at this time is to clarify the rights and obligations between the applicant and the patent agency, mainly to restrain the patent agent from keeping the applicant's inventions confidential. (3), technical disclosure 1, the applicant provides the patent agent with background information about the invention or entrusts the retrieval of relevant content; 2. The applicant introduces the contents of the invention in detail to help the patent agent fully understand the contents of the invention. (4) The agent who determines the application scheme will put forward a clear application scheme, protection scope and content on the basis of his own understanding of the invention-creation, and start preparing a formal application with the consent of the applicant. (5) Prepare the application document 1 and write the patent application document; 2. Make application documents; 3. Submit a patent application and obtain a patent application number. (6) Examination The Chinese Patent Office examines the patent application documents, and the patent agent makes patent corrections, replies and changes during the examination. When necessary, the applicant shall cooperate with the patent agent to complete the above work. Generally, you can't check the progress during the audit, so you need to consult the agency. It is understood that there is also an O2O platform with intellectual property rights to provide visual services for the application progress. (VII) Examination conclusion The Chinese Patent Office will authorize or reject the examination conclusion according to the examination situation. Generally, this process takes about 3-6 months for design, 4-6 months for utility model and 2-3 years for invention patent. (8) Handling the patent registration formalities or reexamination request: If the patent application is authorized, it shall go through the registration formalities according to the requirements of the patent authorization notice and obtain the patent certificate. If the patent application is rejected, it shall be determined whether to file a request for reexamination according to the specific circumstances. At this point, the patent application process is over.