What are the circumstances in which the Patent Office refuses to accept a patent application? ① The application documents are not typed, printed, illegible or altered;
(2) The attached drawings and pictures are not drawn with drawing tools and black ink, and the photos are blurred and altered; ③ Incomplete application documents; (4) The name or address of the applicant is unknown in the request; (5) The category of patent application is unclear or uncertain.
2. The second stage: the first trial stage. If the accepted patent application pays the application fee in accordance with the regulations, it will automatically enter the preliminary examination stage. Before the preliminary examination, the application for a patent for invention must be examined in confidentiality, and if confidentiality is required, it shall be handled in accordance with the confidentiality procedures.
What are the main contents of the preliminary examination stage? (1) Whether the patent right is not granted in the patent law; (2) Whether the obvious lack of technical content cannot constitute a technical scheme; (3) Whether the application documents are complete and the format meets the requirements. 3. The third stage: the publication stage: the application for a patent for invention enters the publication stage from the issuance of the notice of preliminary examination. If the applicant does not make an early request for publicity, it will not enter the public preparation procedure until 18 months after the application date. If the applicant requests to be made public in advance, the application will immediately enter the public preparation procedure. 4. Phase IV: Substantive review.
After the publication of the application for a patent for invention, if the applicant makes a request for substantive examination and it has taken effect, the applicant will enter the actual trial procedure. If the applicant fails to make a request for real trial within three years from the date of application, or the request for real trial does not take effect, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.