What are the requirements for applying for a patent?

1. What are the requirements for applying for a patent? A patent for invention or utility model shall be novel, creative and practical. Novelty means that before the filing date, no identical invention or utility model has been publicly published in publications at home and abroad, or has been publicly used at home and abroad, or has been demonstrated in other ways and is known to the public. At the same time, no identical invention or utility model has been filed with the patent administration department of the State Council by others and recorded in the patent application documents published after the filing date. Creativity means that compared with the prior art before the filing date, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress. Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured and used, and can produce positive effects. The granting of a patent right for a design shall conform to the fact that it is not the same as or similar to the design publicly published in domestic and foreign publications or publicly used at home and abroad before the application date, and shall not conflict with the lawful rights and interests previously obtained by others. Article 24 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that "within six months before the date of filing, the invention-creation for which a patent is applied will not lose its novelty if it is under any of the following circumstances: 1, which was first exhibited at an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the China government; 2. First published at the designated academic or technical conference; 3. Others disclose their contents without applying for permission. Second, what documents are needed for patent applications For different types of patent applications, applicants need to prepare different application documents. The documents that should be submitted when applying for a patent for invention include: the request for a patent for invention, the specification (attached with drawings when necessary), the patent claim, the abstract and the drawings. The documents for applying for a patent for utility model include the request, specification, drawings of the specification, claims, abstract and drawings of the patent for utility model. The documents for applying for a patent for design include a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs. Where color protection is needed, it shall also include color pictures or photographs. Patent applications must be handled in written form or electronic application form. All application documents should be printed or printed in Chinese. When applying for a patent, the applicant shall submit the application documents directly or send them to the acceptance office in China National Intellectual Property Administration, or send them to the agency established in China National Intellectual Property Administration. At present, China National Intellectual Property Administration has offices in Beijing, Shenyang, Jinan, Changsha, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Harbin and Changchun. Patent applications involving national defense are accepted by the National Defense Patent Office of the General Armament Department of China People's Liberation Army. After reading the above, you should know the requirements for applying for a patent. At this time, the patent applied for is required to be novel, practical and creative, otherwise the patent will not be granted. Of course, when applying for a patent, you need to pay a certain application fee, and in fact, you have to pay the annual patent fee according to the prescribed amount every year.