1. It usually takes 20 days to one month to provide the disclosure letter and entrust an agency to write the application documents (this step can be omitted if there is no entrusted agency);
2. Submit the application documents, get the notification of acceptance from the Patent Office, determine the application date, and submit an early public statement and request substantive examination on the day of submission, which can speed up the examination process;
3. The Patent Office will formally review the patent application documents for about 2-3 months, and enter the public preparation stage after the first trial is passed;
4. It takes about 6-8 months for the Patent Office to publish the invention application documents;
5. The time for the Patent Office to substantially examine the invention patent documents is about one and a half to two years, during which the examiner communicates with the applicant on the substantive content of the invention, namely novelty, creativity and practicality (entrusting the agency to communicate with the agency to determine the appropriate scope of protection of the invention), and this communication can be repeated many times until it is revised to the satisfaction of the examiner;
6. Letter of authorization issued by the Patent Office;
7. The applicant shall go through the formalities for obtaining the patent certificate;
8. It takes about 2-3 months to get the patent certificate. ?
Benefits of individual patent application:
1. An individual who holds three invention patents or utility model patents may apply to join the China Inventors Association and become an inventor.
2. Patented college students can not only complete innovative credits at school, but also add weight to postgraduate entrance examination and job hunting.
3. Employees and technicians with patent certificates are the embodiment of personal ability and are easy to be promoted and reused.
4. Technical talents with patent certificates can use intellectual property rights to obtain shares and equity, become enterprise shareholders, and enjoy equity dividends every year.
5. Doctors, technicians, teachers and researchers with patent certificates can get extra points when evaluating their professional titles.
6. Civil servants and officials with patent certificates can be promoted to technical officers, professional officers and business officers as an important basis when evaluating professional titles.
7. Holding the invention patent certificate is innovative for those who want to study abroad. They can apply for prestigious schools in the United States, Britain, Germany and Canada, which is equivalent to adding points for studying abroad.
8. With the invention patent certificate, people who want to immigrate can immigrate with skills, with low cost, fast visa speed and high success rate.
9. Prisoners can get a reduced sentence if they get a patent for invention.
10, which helps the city to settle down. Patent evidence is helpful if you want to settle in a city other than your birthplace. Specific policies need to refer to local policies.