1. Invention patent: you can apply for an invention patent for a product, a method, or a new technical scheme proposed by improving a product or method;
2. Patent for utility model: you can apply for a patent for utility model for a new technical scheme suitable for practical use according to the shape, structure or combination of products;
3. Design patent: You can apply for a design patent for a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application according to the shape, pattern or their combination and the combination of color, shape and pattern of the product.
Three patent application processes:
(1) An application for a patent for invention
1. Approval process of invention patent application Patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-publication-substantive examination request-substantive examination-authorization
2. Documents to be submitted when applying for a patent for invention
1) request: including the name of the invention patent, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc. 2) Description: including the name, technical field, background technology, invention content, attached drawings and specific implementation methods of the invention patent. 3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the invention, and clearly and concisely state the content to be protected. 4) Drawings in the specification: Invention patents often have drawings. If only words can describe the technical scheme clearly and completely, there is no need for drawings.
(2) An application for a patent for utility model
1. Approval process of utility model patent application Patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-announcement-authorization
2. Documents to be submitted when applying for a patent for utility model
1) request: including the name of the utility model patent, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc. 2) Description: including the name, technical field, background technology, invention content, drawings and specific implementation of the utility model patent. The contents of the manual should be written in detail, and the technical contents mentioned shall be subject to the realization after reading by ordinary technicians in this technical field. 3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the utility model, and clearly and concisely state the contents of the requested protection. 4) Illustration: The patent for utility model must have attached drawings. 5) Description summary: clearly reflect the technical problem to be solved by the invention, the main points and main uses of the technical scheme to solve this problem.
(3) An application for a patent for appearance
1. Patent Application for Appearance Patent Process-Acceptance-Preliminary Examination-Announcement-Authorization
2, the appearance patent documents to be submitted
1) request: including the name of design patent, designer's name, applicant's name, name and address, etc. Design pictures or photos: at least two groups of pictures or photos (front view, back view, top view, bottom view, left view, right view, and stereoscopic view if necessary) 2) Brief description of design: Submit brief description of design if necessary.
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