Information for applying for personal patents There are three types of patents stipulated in my country's patent law: inventions, utility models, and designs.
Invention refers to a new technical solution proposed for a product, method or improvement thereof.
Utility model refers to a new technical solution proposed for the shape, structure or combination of a product that is suitable for practical use.
Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial applications based on the shape, pattern or combination of the product, as well as the combination of color, shape, and pattern.
The term of invention patent rights is twenty years, and the term of utility model patent rights and design patent rights is ten years, both calculated from the date of application.
Benefits of entrusting an agency: TOP's handling of patent matters is a complex and detailed work, which involves knowledge from many aspects such as law, science and technology, and scientific and technological documents.
If the applicant is not familiar with the legal provisions of patents and how to apply for a patent, and does not entrust a patent attorney, it is likely that he will not be able to protect his rights, or even lose the rights he should have received.
Secondly, it is necessary to write a set of qualified patent application documents. It is difficult for people without special training and writing practice to write patent application documents well.
In addition, after the application documents are submitted, there are still many procedures that need to be completed, and you may also have to respond to the examiner's comments.
If there is a problem in one link, all previous efforts may be wasted, causing undue but irreparable losses.
Patent agencies are specialized agencies that handle patent applications and other patent matters.
Patent agents working in patent agencies are professionals who understand both professional technology and patent law and related regulations.
So, entrusting a patent agent to handle patent applications and other patent affairs at a patent agency can not only avoid undue losses, but also improve the quality of patent applications and speed up the approval process, although it will cost a while. There is an agency fee, but the client can obtain more substantial benefits than the agency fee, achieving twice the result with half the effort.
How to apply for a patent: TOP 1. The client must fill in the "Patent Agency Power of Attorney" and "Patent Application Basic Information Registration Form".
The client (i.e. the applicant) can be an individual or an organization, but the designer must be an individual.
2. When applying for a design patent, you need to provide the physical object or orthographic six-sided view and three-dimensional view of the patent application.
3. When applying for utility models or invention patents, the following information must be provided: 1. In order to facilitate the agent to better understand the content of the invention and create the relevant documents for the patent application, please follow the following order and requirements Provide a technical briefing document.
·The name of the invention;·The technical field to which the invention belongs;·Retrieve or consult the technical documents related to the invention, and analyze the status of the existing technology (including principles, structures, uses and advantages). shortcomings, etc.); · The task or purpose of the invention; · Clearly and completely describe the content of the invention so that ordinary people in the technical field can realize it; · The advantages of the invention compared with the existing technology. , characteristics and positive effects; · Provide drawings to help explain the content of the invention; 2. Give a most suitable implementation example to explain the specific method of realizing the invention, list various parameters and conditions, and explain with reference to the drawings.
*Note: Our firm will keep the client’s information confidential.
4. Application process: Generally, the applicant can receive the "Patent Application Acceptance Notice" issued by the China Patent Office twenty days after submitting the patent application.
From the date of application: It takes about 4 to 7 months for appearance designs to obtain national authorization, and 10 to 14 months for utility models to obtain national authorization; 18 months later for invention patents, which are published and then enter the substantive examination stage. , generally it takes 3 to 5 years to obtain national authorization.
5. Fees: · Applicants need to pay application fees and agency fees when submitting applications; · Applications need to pay registration fees (certificate fees) and annual fees (every year) after obtaining national authorization. need to be maintained).
6. Contact: Applicants who receive all letters from me (notifying them to pay annual fees and other fees) must respond in a timely manner. Otherwise, your patent application may be withdrawn or the patent rights may be terminated. .