I. Procedures for applying for a patent for invention
1, the applicant provides original technical data and personal (unit) information;
2. Entrust a patent agency, sign an agency agreement, and write patent application documents that meet the requirements of the Patent Law; If necessary, you can retrieve it first.
3. Submit the patent application documents to the State Patent Office, obtain the patent application number, and pay the patent application fee as required;
4. After preliminary examination, the application for a patent for this invention will be published in the patent bulletin and website 18 months after the date of application; According to the requirements of the applicant, it may also be required to publish it in advance at any time within 15 months from the date of application;
5. Enter the stage of substantive examination (substantive examination): the applicant may file an application for substantive examination with the Patent Office at any time within 3 years from the date of application or after the patent application is made public, and must pay the patent substantive examination fee in accordance with the regulations;
6. After substantive examination, the patent conforms to the practicality, novelty and creativity of the invention, and the patent right is granted, and the patent application maintenance fee, annual fee, printing fee and certificate fee are paid in accordance with the regulations to obtain the invention patent certificate; Authorized invention patents will be published.
7. Where a prior application for a patent for invention is claimed, the relevant information of the prior application shall be provided.
Second, the technical information needed to apply for a patent for invention
1. Claim: The description of the claimed invention refers to the substantive technical features of the invention.
2. Description: Summarize the invention (within 300 words).
3. Description: Description of the technical field to which the present invention belongs; Explain the background related to the invention; Explain the purpose of the present invention; The technical scheme of the invention is explained in detail; Explain the effect and advantages of this technical scheme; Relevant experiments and data prove its effect and advantages. Specifically:
For inventions involving the field of machinery, the structural schematic diagram of the product patent shall be provided, indicating the structure and shape characteristics of the product, the names of each part, the connection relationship and the working principle.
For inventions involving the field of electricity, the names of components and the electrical relationship between components shall be provided.
For inventions involving the chemical field, the names, preparation methods and technological conditions of specific chemical substances shall be provided.
For an invention involving a chemical equipment system, the connection relationship between the equipment shall be provided, and the structural characteristics and connection relationship of the equipment related to the invention shall be specified.
Where a pharmaceutical invention is involved, the composition, content, preparation method, clinical or animal experimental methods and experimental data of the drug shall be provided. Inventions involving microbiology and bioengineering should provide certificates for preservation.
4. Description of drawings (if necessary)
5. Specific embodiments (examples): The present invention will be explained in detail.
Third, the time to apply for an invention patent.
It takes about two and a half years for an invention patent to be applied for and authorized. After obtaining the patent right, the annual fee must be paid according to the regulations. The term of protection of an invention patent is 20 years, counting from the date of application. There is no invention patent
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Procedures for applying for a patent for utility model and materials to be provided.
I. Time limit for applying for a patent for utility model
Similar to the above-mentioned procedure for applying for a patent for invention, but without substantive examination, a patent for utility model can be granted in about 10 months, and its protection period is 10 years, counting from the date of application. The utility model patent cannot be renewed.
Second, the information needed to apply for a patent for utility model
As it generally only involves the fields of machinery, electric power and chemical equipment, the information to be provided is the same as above.
Procedures for applying for a patent for design and materials to be provided
1. The procedure for applying for a design patent is the same as that for a utility model, and no substantive examination is conducted.
Second, the information needed to apply for a patent for design
Pictures or photographs in duplicate. For products involving six sides, six front views (graphic size: 3× 8-15× 22) shall be provided. For products involving one or several faces, provide front and perspective views of the faces involved; A plane appearance design involving only one surface provides an orthogonal view of that surface.
Third, the application period
The time from application to approval is about 8 months; The effective protection period of the design patent right is 10 years, counting from the date of application. The patent right of design cannot be renewed.
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Description of works registration at home and abroad
1. The purpose of the voluntary registration system for works
Voluntary registration of works, whether or not the works are registered, the copyright obtained by the author or other copyright owners according to law will not be affected. The voluntary registration system of works in China is to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of authors or other copyright owners and users of works, help to solve copyright disputes caused by copyright ownership, and provide preliminary evidence for solving copyright disputes.
2. The scope of voluntary registration of works
Mainly works listed in Article 3 of the Copyright Law, such as written works, oral works, artistic photography works, film and television works, video works, engineering and product design drawings and their descriptions. Copyright Law Article 3 The term "works" as mentioned in this Law includes works of literature, art and natural sciences, social sciences and engineering technology. Created in the following form:
(1) Written works;
(2) Oral works;
(3) Music, drama, folk art, dance and acrobatic works;
(4) Artistic and architectural works;
(5) Photographic works;
(6) cinematographic works and works created by similar cinematographic methods;
(seven) engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works;
(8) Computer software;
(9) Other works as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations.
A work under any of the following circumstances shall not be registered by the work registration authority:
1, works not protected by copyright law;
2. Works that have exceeded the copyright protection period;
3. Works whose publication and dissemination are prohibited according to law;
3. Work registration agency
The copyright bureaus of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the registration of works by authors or other copyright owners within their respective jurisdictions. The National Copyright Administration is responsible for the work registration of authors or other copyright owners in foreign countries and Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Macao. Entrusted by the National Copyright Administration, China Copyright Protection Center is responsible for registering the works of authors or other copyright owners in foreign countries and Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Macao.
If you want to apply, please refer to the Patent Department of Beijing Sheng Bang Intellectual Property Company.