Answer: 1. To apply for a patent, you can submit it directly to the Patent Office or entrust a patent agency to handle it on your behalf:
1) Submit the patent application documents, the patent request (including the name of the invention, the applicant, the inventor and other information) and the patent application fee (that is, the official fee paid to the Patent Office) to the Patent Office. The application date and application number can be obtained from this, and the formal acceptance notice will be issued within two weeks after the application date.
2) If the Patent Office examines and issues a notice of examination opinions, it shall reply within the prescribed time limit. After the examination is finally qualified, the patent office issues a notice of authorization, indicating that it agrees to authorize.
3) After the applicant carries out authorization registration, the patent authorization announcement takes effect and the patent certificate is obtained.
There are three kinds of patents in China: invention, utility model and design.
Invention takes more than 2 years, utility model takes 6-8 months, and design authorization takes 5-6 months.
Second, submit information to China National Intellectual Property Administration:
1. Invention-Invention patent request, specification, appended drawings (optional), claims, abstract, appended drawings of abstract (optional), cost reduction request (optional) and early announcement.
Cloth (optional), substantive review request, review qualified authorization;
2, the utility model patent request, specification, drawings, claims, abstract, abstract drawings, cost reduction request (optional), review qualified authorization;
3. Appearance-patent request for appearance, pictures or photographs (preferably 6 views+3-D views), brief description, cost reduction request (optional), and authorization that has passed the examination.