1) Application for a patent for invention: the request for a patent for invention, the specification (with attached drawings when necessary), the claim, the abstract and the attached drawings are in duplicate. ?
2) Application for utility model: the request, specification, drawings of specification, claims, abstract and drawings of the patent for utility model are in duplicate. ?
(3) Application for design: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs in duplicate. Where color protection is required, color pictures or photographs shall also be submitted in duplicate. If pictures are submitted, two copies shall be pictures; If photos are submitted, two copies are photos, and pictures or photos shall not be mixed. If it is necessary to explain the pictures or photographs, a brief description of the design shall be submitted in duplicate.
4) How to organize the documents when submitting the application?
The application documents for a patent for invention or utility model shall be arranged in the following order: request, abstract of specification, appended drawings of abstract, patent claim, specification, appended drawings of specification and other documents. The application documents for a patent for design shall be arranged in the order of the request, the picture or photograph and a brief explanation. All parts of the application documents shall be numbered in Arabic numerals.
5) Paper requirements for documents?
The paper quality of application documents should be equivalent to that of copy paper. No useless words, marks, boxes, lines, etc. On the paper. All documents shall be A4 size (2 10/0mm× 297mm) paper.
6) The document paper should be used vertically, with a blank of 25mm at the upper left and 15mm at the lower right, which is convenient for publication and review. The front pages of all parts of the application documents must use the format uniformly formulated by China National Intellectual Property Administration. These forms can be obtained from patent offices and patent agencies or downloaded from the website of the Intellectual Property Office.
7) Writing and writing requirements of documents?
The application documents, including the request, shall be typed or printed in Song Dynasty, imitation Song Dynasty or italics, and the handwriting shall be black, with the word height of 3.5 ~ 4.5 mm and the line spacing of 2.5 ~ 3.5 mm. If two documents are needed, one of them shall be the original and the other shall be a copy. If there are drawings in the application documents, they shall be drawn with ink, drawing tools or drawing software, and the lines shall be uniform and clear, and shall not be altered.
8) Filling and writing of application documents?
There are specific requirements for the filling and writing of application documents, which can be filled out or written by yourself or by an agency. Although it is not mandatory to entrust a patent agency, considering the importance of writing application documents and the legal rigor of examination and approval procedures, it is worth popularizing for applicants with little experience.