It’s okay. To apply for a patent, you must first understand the following points:
1. Patent applications can be divided into domestic patent applications and international patent applications, and the processes and costs are of course different;
2. my country’s Patent Law There are three prescribed types of patents: invention patents, utility model patents, and design patents. Different countries have different types of patents. For example, U.S. patents include three types: inventions, designs, and new plant varieties.
3. Domestic patent application process:
(1) Filling in and writing patent application documents;
(2) Acceptance of patent applications
After the Patent Office Acceptance Office or each Patent Office agency receives a patent application, for applications that meet the acceptance conditions, the application date will be determined, the application number will be given, and an acceptance notice will be issued.
(3) How to pay the application fee
The application fee and other fees can be paid directly to the Patent Office Charge Office or the Patent Office Agency, or remitted through a bank or post office. , or registered users of electronic applications can pay patent fees by logging into the China Patent Electronic Application Network and using the online payment system.
(4) Patent approval process
According to the Patent Law, the approval process for invention patent applications includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination and authorization. Utility model or design patent applications are not subject to publication and substantive examination during approval, but only three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization.
(5)? Active modification and correction of patent application documents
Proactive modification and correction of patent application documents is also a procedure that applicants can choose as needed. Utility model and design patent applications are only allowed to submit active amendments within two months from the filing date; invention patent applications are only allowed to be submitted when a request for substantive examination is made and after receiving a notice from the Patent Office that the invention patent application has entered the substantive examination stage. Actively modify the patent application documents within three months from the date of application.
4. General procedures for foreign-related patents (2 types):
(1) PCT international patent application
(2) Direct application from a single country
Hope it helps you~