How to apply for a software invention patent?

Applying for a software invention patent usually has the following six steps.

First of all, to apply for a software invention patent, it is necessary to provide a demand design specification, a software copyright registration information collection form, a stamped copy of the company's business license, source code, etc. The following focuses on how to fill in the software copyright registration information collection form.

Secondly, you need to fill in the basic information of the software:

1. The full name of the software, that is, the full name of the software for which you want to apply for software copyright, can be named in two ways.

2. The abbreviation of the software can be left blank, of course.

3. Version number, which version the system applying for software copyright belongs to at present, such as V 1.0.

4. Is it an upgraded version? If yes, you need to fill in the registration number of the previous version and the upgraded function. If not, write "None".

5. Completion date of software development.

6 Date of first publication.

The above is the basic information of the software.

Third, then fill in the information of the copyright owner. If you apply in the name of a company, you need to fill in the company name, address, unified credit code, etc.

Four. Other information about the software:

1. Hardware operating environment, CPU, hard disk size, memory size, etc. What the software depends on.

2. The software environment in which the software runs, such as Linux+tomcat.

3. Version number of programming language. If java is used, you can fill in jdk version.

4. The number of lines of code in the software.

5. Software functions and technical features. You can introduce the main functions and highlights of the software, the technologies used and the highlights.

5. Finally, the applicant's information:

1. Including the name of the applicant.

2. The mailing address of the applicant, generally fill in the company address.

3. Postal code.

4. Contact person, telephone number, e-mail number, mobile phone number, fax number, etc.

6. Generally, when relevant institutions apply for patents, they will provide relevant application sample templates and fill in the information carefully to avoid filling in errors.