How to apply for a patent?

From the patent point of view, the content of patent protection itself belongs to creativity, but pure creativity is not protected by patent law. Patents protect materialized creativity, that is, to satisfy originality, novelty and practicality, a pure creativity may be original and novel, but it is not practical. Practicality here refers to industrial practicality. ?

If I have a whim to design and produce a primary product, can I apply for a patent in this case? Of course you can apply. In fact, as long as you have an idea, you can apply for a patent even if you don't make a mature product. After applying for a patent, if someone else manufactures and sells your patent-related products, you can entrust a lawyer to solve it through legal channels. As long as you have the patent right, it is difficult to lose the lawsuit.

Invention patents are subject to preliminary examination and substantive examination, and utility models and designs are authorized to be announced only after preliminary examination.

1. A patent for invention shall submit a request, specification, abstract of specification and claims, and the specification shall be accompanied by drawings when necessary.

2. The patent for utility model shall submit the request, the patent claim, the specification, the appended drawings of the specification, the abstract of the specification and the appended drawings of the abstract.

3. A patent for design shall submit a request, a design picture or a photograph.

The patent for utility model and design takes about 8- 12 months. After the formal examination and approval, the authorization notice will be issued and the license will be obtained. After paying the license fee, you can get the patent certificate in about 2-3 months. The specific time depends on the speed of the examiner's examination, the degree of detail of the applicant's public information and the provision of drawings.

Applicants should make full preparations before applying.

(1) Learn about relevant laws and regulations in detail and be familiar with all application processes.

(2) Understand the existing level in the technical field, search domestic and foreign patents, and analyze the feasibility of your invention.

(3) do a good job of confidentiality.

In recent years, the number of patent applications in China has increased year by year, and more and more enterprises and individuals have joined the army of patent applications, setting a patent application record every year. In order to encourage innovation, in recent years, the state has also begun to vigorously support the development of intellectual property industry.