Three types of patent applications:
Invention patent: refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
Patent for utility model: refers to a new technical scheme suitable for practical use for the shape, structure or combination of products.
Design patent: refers to a new design based on the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of colors, shapes and patterns, which is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application.
Patent authorization time:
It usually takes about 3 years to grant an invention patent.
It usually takes about 1 year to grant utility model patents.
It usually takes about 8 months to grant a design patent.
Duration of protection of patent right:
The protection period of an invention patent is 20 years.
The protection period of utility model patent is 10 year.
The protection period of the design patent is 10 year.
Information required for patent application:
1. Name of invention and creation: The name should simply and clearly reflect the theme and type of invention and creation.
2. Background Art The situation of the prior art closest to the present invention.
3. Technical scheme of invention and creation:
Invention of product category: clearly and completely indicate the names of all components and their connection with the attached drawings, and explain their working process. The provided scheme is subject to the realization of ordinary technicians in the field;
Electronic invention: provide circuit diagram or block diagram, and explain its principle with each electronic device or module in the diagram;
Invention and creation of methods: including processing technology, chemical products, medicines, food, etc. , should explain in detail the limitations of process steps and process conditions, and provide the corresponding process flow chart as needed; For method inventions involving computer, communication and other fields, the processing process of the method should be provided, and its flow chart should be provided as needed.
4. Beneficial effects and advantages of invention and creation: describe the positive effects and advantages of invention and creation relative to the existing technology, which are directly obtained by adopting the technical scheme of invention and creation.
5. Description of drawings: If there are any drawings, they should be drawn according to mechanical drawing standards.
6. Example:
Inventions and creations of products and electronic products: one embodiment is one or more specific design schemes to realize inventions and creations. If there are any attached drawings, this part should be explained in combination with the attached drawings, and the reference numbers in the attached drawings should be marked after the corresponding parts, and its function, dynamic structure, working principle and usage can be explained as required.
The invention and creation of the method: the process flow, operation steps and specific process parameters should be explained in detail, usually it should be the implementation scheme of the combination of multiple process parameters; For the invention and creation of methods involving computer, communication and other fields, the detailed concrete implementation of methods should be provided in combination with the flow chart, and various schemes can be provided.