1, patent applications can be divided into domestic patent applications and international patent applications, and the processes and costs are of course different;
2. There are three kinds of patents stipulated in China's patent law: invention patent, utility model patent and design patent. Different countries have different types of patents. For example, American patents include inventions, designs and new plant varieties.
3, the domestic patent application process:
(1) Filling and writing of patent application documents;
(2) Acceptance of patent applications
After receiving the patent application, the Patent Office's acceptance office or the Patent Office's agency shall determine the application date, give the application number and issue a notice of acceptance for the application that meets the acceptance conditions.
(three) the payment method of the application fee
The application fee and other fees can be paid directly to the toll office of the Patent Office or the agency of the Patent Office, and can also be remitted by bank or post office, or the registered users of electronic application can log on to China Patent Electronic Application Network and pay the patent fee by using the online payment system.
(4) Patent examination and approval procedures
According to the Patent Law, the examination and approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization. When examining and approving an application for a patent for utility model or design, there are only three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization.
(5) actively modify and correct the patent application documents.
The active revision and correction of patent application documents is also a procedure that applicants can choose according to their needs. Applications for patents for utility models and designs are only allowed to be modified voluntarily within two months from the date of application; An application for a patent for invention is only allowed to actively modify the patent application documents within three months from the date of filing a request for substantive examination and receiving a notice from the Patent Office that the application for a patent for invention has entered the substantive examination stage.
4. General flow of foreign-related patents (2 types):
(1)PCT international patent application
(2) directly applicable by a single country.
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