What do I need to prepare to apply for a patent? Do you want to do it first? Really? Or directly submit the plan?

Depends on what patent you have. Generally speaking, it is easier for you to find an agent! Let me tell you the specific process. I'm a professional agent. Types of patent applications There are three types of patent applications: invention, utility model and design. You may apply for a patent for invention for a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or improvement; You can apply for a patent for utility model for a new technical scheme that is suitable for practical use according to the shape, structure or combination of products; A new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application is made according to the shape, pattern or combination of them, and the combination of color and shape and pattern, and can apply for a patent for design. 2. What application documents should be submitted to apply for an invention patent? The application documents shall include: the request for the invention patent, the specification (with attached drawings when necessary), the patent claim, the abstract and the attached drawings in duplicate. For an application for a patent for invention involving amino acids or nucleotide sequences, the specification shall include a sequence list, which shall be submitted as a separate part of the specification, and at the same time, a CD or floppy disk containing the sequence list that meets the requirements of China National Intellectual Property Administration shall be submitted. To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the specification, the drawings of the specification, the claims, the abstract and the drawings in duplicate. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs in duplicate. Where color protection is required, a color and a black-and-white picture or photograph shall also be submitted. If pictures are submitted, two copies shall be pictures; If photos are submitted, two copies are photos, and pictures or photos shall not be mixed. If it is necessary to explain the pictures or photographs, a brief description of the design shall be submitted in duplicate. 3. How to apply for a patent When applying for a patent, you should submit the necessary application documents and pay the fees in accordance with the regulations. Patent applications must be handled in written form or electronic application form. Written application documents cannot be replaced or omitted by oral explanation or providing samples or models. In the patent examination and approval procedure, only written documents have legal effect. All formalities should be signed according to regulations, and the signature should be exactly the same as the name filled in the request. The signature shall not be copied. The procedures involving the transfer of rights shall be signed by all applicants, and other procedures may be signed by the representatives of the applicants. Where a patent agency is entrusted, it shall be signed by the patent agency. If supporting documents or attachments are required, the supporting documents and attachments shall be originals or photocopies, and photocopies shall not be used. If there is only one original, you can use a copy, but at the same time you need to attach a certificate that the copy issued by the notary office is consistent with the original. The singularity of patent application requires that the application for a new patent for invention or utility model should be limited to one invention or utility model. Two or more inventions or utility models belonging to a general inventive concept may be filed as one application. An application for a patent for a design shall be limited to a design used by a product. Two or more designs of products sold or used in the same category in sets may be filed as one application. 5. Acceptance of patent application After receiving the patent application, the patent office or patent agency shall determine the application date, give the application number and issue a notice of acceptance to the application that meets the acceptance conditions. 6. Patent Approval Procedure According to the provisions of the Patent Law, the approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization. The application for a patent for utility model or design does not undergo early publication and substantive examination in the examination and approval, and there are only three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization. 7. Maintenance of Patent Right After the patent application is granted, the patentee shall pay the annual fee for the next year in advance one month before the expiration of each year. If the annual fee is not paid or not paid in full, the Patent Office will issue a notice of payment, informing the patentee to pay it within 6 months from the date when the annual fee should be paid, and at the same time pay the late fee. The amount of the late payment fee is calculated by adding 5% of the full annual fee of the current year for every 1 month that exceeds the prescribed payment time; If it is not paid at the expiration of the period, the patent right shall be terminated from the date when the annual fee payable expires.