20 18 what are the ways to apply for foreign patents?

As we all know, patent rights have obvious regional characteristics. The so-called regionality of patent right refers to the patent right granted by a country according to its own patent law, which is only valid within its jurisdiction and is not binding on other countries, and foreign countries do not undertake the obligation to protect their own patents. So if we want to protect our patents abroad, we must apply for foreign patents. So, what are the ways for 20 18 to apply for foreign patents? 20 18 what are the ways to apply for foreign patents? 20 18 what are the ways to apply for foreign patents? (1) Benefits that the applicant can obtain by directly applying for a foreign patent through the Paris Convention (1) An important principle of the Paris Convention is the principle of priority, that is, after the applicant applies for an invention-creation for the first time in any member country of the Convention (earlier application), the same patent will be granted within a certain period of time (that is, the priority period for design is 6 months, and the priority period for invention or utility model is/. The establishment of the priority principle has brought great convenience to the applicant. The applicant may have 6 months or 12 months to decide whether to apply for a foreign patent after the application is filed by a member state. Once the applicant decides to apply for a foreign patent, he may file an application within the above-mentioned time limit and claim priority. (II) The benefits that the applicant can obtain by applying for a foreign patent through PCT channel (1) 1. Applicants can apply at the latest. Since PCT applications can be submitted in Chinese, applicants can file applications at the last moment of the priority period. 2. The applicant can get the search report about 9 months from the date of filing or about 16 months from the priority date. The applicant can also obtain the search report within 28 months from the date of application or the priority date. The applicant may also obtain the international preliminary examination report within 28 months from the date of application or the priority date (if the applicant requests the international preliminary examination within the prescribed time limit). The applicant can judge the patentability (novelty, creativity and practicality) of the invention according to the existing technical data mentioned in the above two reports, and can make appropriate amendments to the claim (if necessary), and then decide whether to enter the national procedure. 3. Compared with the way of applying for foreign patents directly through the Paris Convention, PCT application can delay the entry into the national phase by 8 months or 18 months, which is undoubtedly beneficial to those applicants who are not ready. In addition, the payment of the national stage fee was delayed by 8 months or 18 months. 20 18 what are the ways to apply for foreign patents? We are here to answer this question for you. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.