Patent process:
Before submitting the document:
Basic information provided by your company (inventions and utility model patents need technical disclosure; The patent for appearance needs to provide an isometric hexagon) → The patent agent of our company will write a formal technical disclosure (it takes 10 working days) → Send it back to your company for confirmation (if there is any problem, it can be revised) → Submit it to the State Patent Office after confirmation.
After submitting the application:
The Patent Office first conducts formal examination (examining whether the claims and specifications conform to the form and whether the format is correct) → After about 18 months from the date of filing, China National Intellectual Property Administration conducts substantive examination (only invention patents, utility models and appearance patents are not subject to substantive examination) → After about 20 months, it will receive an approval notice from China National Intellectual Property Administration and publish it online → issue a certificate (the whole time from submission of documents to results is about 3 years).
The total time required for the patent of utility model is about 10 month.
The whole time of appearance patent takes about 10- 12 months.
Patent definition and required documents:
I. Definitions of three different types of patents:
1. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
2. Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
3. Appearance design refers to a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of color and shape and pattern.
Two. Documents and requirements required for patent application:
(a) Request
Requests are the basis for determining three types of patent applications for inventions, utility models or designs, and should be carefully selected; It is suggested to use the unified form of patent office. The request shall include the name of the invention or utility model or the name of the product using the design; The name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant (including postal code) and other matters.
Other matters refer to:
1. Nationality of the applicant; Where the applicant is an enterprise or other organization, the country where its headquarters is located.
2. Relevant matters that should be indicated when the applicant entrusts a patent agency. Where the applicant applies for more than two persons or units without entrusting an agency, it shall designate a natural person as the representative, and indicate the name, address, postal code and contact telephone number of the contact person.
3. A divisional patent application (an application that has been rejected, withdrawn or deemed withdrawn and cannot be filed as a divisional application) shall belong to the same type as the original application, and indicate the original application number and date, otherwise it will not be treated as a divisional application. An invention or utility model claiming domestic priority shall indicate the country, date and number of the earlier application in the request and shall be submitted within one year from the date of filing the earlier application.
4. List of application documents.
5. List of annexes.
6. Signature or seal of both parties.
7. Other matters with special requirements.
(2) Description
The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field.
(3) Claims
The patent claim shall explain the technical features of the invention or utility model on the basis of the specification, and clearly and concisely state the scope of patent protection.
(4) Attached drawings of the instruction manual
The attached drawings in the specification are necessary documents for the application for a patent for utility model. When necessary, the application for a patent for invention shall also submit the attached drawings. The attached drawings shall be drawn with drawing tools and black ink, and shall not be altered or easily erased.
(five) the abstract and the appended drawings.
An invention or utility model shall submit a description abstract (limited to 300 words) of the contents of the application for disclosure, and shall also submit the attached drawings.
(6) Pictures or photographs of the design.
To apply for a patent for design, a picture or photograph of the design shall be submitted, with a brief explanation if necessary.