Henan patent application process:
First, prepare Henan patent application documents.
According to the types of patent applications, the patent documents of Henan patents are also different, and because the patent documents contain claims, which belong to legal documents and need to be scrutinized repeatedly, the word difference may be worlds apart in the scope of patent protection, so most applicants will choose professional patent application agencies to do it for them.
The second is the department that accepts Henan patent applications.
When applying for a patent, the applicant shall submit or mail the Henan patent application documents directly to the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the Patent Office), or to the Henan Agency of the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office.
Third, file a patent application in Henan.
To apply for a patent in Henan, you need to submit the necessary application documents and pay the fees in accordance with the relevant regulations. Henan patent application must be handled in written form or electronic application form. Written application documents cannot be replaced by oral statements or samples/models. Because in the process of patent examination and approval, only written documents have legal effect.
4. Pay the patent application fee in Henan.
The application fee and other fees can be paid directly to the toll office or agency of the Patent Office, or remitted through the bank or post office. At present, banks use electronic transfer and post offices use electronic remittance. When paying the application fee through the post office or bank, the applicant shall indicate the correct application number or patent number on the money order, and the name of the payment fee shall be abbreviated.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Examination and approval of patent application in Henan Province
According to the provisions of the Patent Law, the examination and approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publicity, substantive examination and authorization. In the examination and approval process, an application for a patent for utility model or a patent for design does not need preliminary publicity and substantive examination, but only needs to go through three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization.
Henan patents cannot be obtained automatically, that is, inventions that are novel, creative and practical must also submit the necessary application documents to the State Patent Office through the patent application procedures stipulated in the Patent Law, and finally decide whether to grant the patent right through legal examination and approval procedures.
The above is the process of Henan patent application introduced by intellectual property rights. If you have any other questions about patent application, you can go to Intellectual Property official website to consult our professional consultants.
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