How long does it take for an individual to apply for a patent?

How long does it take for an individual to apply for a patent? If you want to know the answer to this question, you must know the process of applying for a patent. The time from application to authorization of different types of patents cannot be generalized. In China, authorized technical schemes can be divided into three types: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents. How long does it take for an individual to apply for a patent? How long does it take for an individual to apply for a patent? Inventors can generally apply for a patent in the State Patent Office, or entrust all matters to the full-time patent consultant of No.7. From the efficiency and rigor of writing application documents, most people choose to entrust an agency to handle it. Then the application documents submitted by the applicant are examined and approved by the Patent Office in five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization, while the application for patent for utility model and design is not published and examined in substance during examination and approval, so it takes a relatively short time to apply for a patent. It takes 2-3 years to apply for an invention patent, and the protection period is 20 years; If it is urgent, it only takes about 1 year. It takes 6-8 months to apply for a patent for utility model, and the protection period is 10 year; It takes 4-6 months to apply for a design patent, and the protection period is 10 year. Not all technical solutions can be applied for and granted patent authorization, and the regulations on patent authorization vary from country to country. In China, patented inventions should be novel, advanced and industrial. Moreover, it needs to be clear that even if the diagnosis and treatment methods of diseases meet these three characteristics, patent rights will not be granted, because only the spread of this method can help all mankind to fight diseases. Why should we monopolize it? How long does it take for an individual to apply for a patent? In fact, the decisive factor of this problem is not only the type of patent and the corresponding examination process, but also the writing of patent application documents is very important. For example, it is time-consuming to write irregular documents and be asked to modify and correct them. Finally, I would like to remind you that China implements the principle of prior application for patent applications, so it is very important to apply for patent protection in time if there is a good technical scheme. How long does it take for an individual to apply for a patent? Bian Xiao answered this question here. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.