1. Confirm the type of patent application;
2, search for the same type of patent, you can search by yourself, or you can entrust an agency to conduct a more comprehensive search;
3. Prepare application documents and submit them to the application step;
4. get the admission notice;
5. Preliminary examination;
6. Announcement stage;
7. Substantive review;
8. Authorization stage. Patented inventions and innovations should be patented as soon as possible in order to obtain legal protection from the state. The same patent application must submit the necessary application documents to China National Intellectual Property Administration as required. To apply for a patent or go through the formalities in China National Intellectual Property Administration, the application documents shall be submitted directly to the application acceptance window in China National Intellectual Property Administration or any patent agency in the Patent Office, or mailed to the acceptance office in China National Intellectual Property Administration or the patent agency in the Patent Office. The examination and approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization. Patent refers to the protected exclusive rights and interests owned by the creator of an invention.
Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Where an applicant applies for a patent for invention or utility model, he shall submit the written request, specification, abstract, patent claim and other documents. The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters. 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; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained. The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection. For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.
What attributes should a patent have?
The attributes that a patent should possess include novelty, creativity and practicality. Novelty means that the invention does not belong to the existing technology, and no individual has applied to the patent administration department of the State Council for the same invention before the filing date, and it is recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date. Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive characteristics and remarkable progress. Practicality means that the invention can be made or used and can produce positive effects. Patent law does not require that the invention has been put into production practice before applying for a patent, but that it can be realized in the production of industries such as industry and agriculture.