What do I need to know when applying for a technology patent?

What do I need to know when applying for a technology patent? Patent application technology refers to the technology that has applied for a patent and is currently undergoing patent examination and approval, but has not yet obtained patent approval. Scientific and technological achievements that are not within the scope of patent protection and inventions and creations that are not granted patent rights as stipulated in the Patent Law cannot be authorized even if an enterprise applies for a technology patent. The former includes scientific discoveries, laws and methods of intellectual activities, methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases, species of animals and plants, and substances obtained through nuclear transformation. To apply for a technology patent, you need to know that there are three types of patents: invention, utility model, design and consultation. The purpose of signing the agency agreement is to clarify the rights and obligations between the applicant and the patent agency, mainly to restrain the patent agent from keeping the contents of the applicant's inventions confidential. The applicant provides the patent agent with background information related to his invention or creation or entrusts the retrieval of relevant contents; The applicant introduces the invention in detail to help the patent agent fully understand the invention. On the basis of understanding the invention and creation, the agent will make a preliminary judgment on the prospect of the patent application and advise the applicant to withdraw the application with little possibility of patent authorization. At this time, the agency will charge a small amount of consulting fees, and most of the application agency fees will be returned to the applicant. Also, the submission of relevant documents needs to be done well. With the improvement of the efficiency of patent office examination, it takes 2-4 years for invention patents. The examination and authorization time for designs and utility models is about 4-6 months. If the application fails, you can go through the patent registration formalities or request a re-examination. Note that there are risks in applying for technology patent secret protection scheme: first, technology leakage or loss of key personnel; The second risk is actually more important, that is, competitors have figured out the secret after seeing your patent, and then it is time to apply for a patent in secret.