1, claim: multiple topics
That is to say, the claims relate to multiple subjects. Such as parts, mechanisms, machines and systems. Write in such a multi-topic way.
2. Description: More beneficial effect.
Write as many effects as possible. Beneficial effects You can ask the inventor to provide it. The beneficial effects are helpful to the defense of future review opinions, especially in the current review opinions, many of which are direct substitutes for the usual means;
If the technical effect brought by your distinctive technical features is completely different from the usual means, it is easy to convince the examiner to be novel. It is also helpful for the process of invalid debate in the future. After all, the utility model has not been substantially examined, and its beneficial effect will become a powerful protective barrier, which is very important for the stability of rights.
3. Try to enrich the details in the picture.
It's best to draw each structure intuitively, and don't just use rectangular frames to represent the structure. The inventor may be required to provide drawings. If the inventor can't draw, he can ask the inventor to take pictures and then the agent can draw. If the agent can't draw, he can draw the structure in the photo with lines by tracing.
4. The examples in the specification should be specific and detailed, and don't copy the claims.
This will help to review the responses to comments in the future. When there is really nothing that can be modified in the claim, the contents of the specification can be written in the claim. After all, the examiner will evaluate all the claims in the preliminary examination opinions, and will not evaluate the relevant technical solutions in the specification. Therefore, the technical solution in the manual is your last resort.
Subtitle answer: The general utility model patent is granted for 7- 14 months, and the cost is 600 yuan.
Extended data:
Application process of utility model patent:
1, application stage
The application documents for utility model shall include: the request for the patent for utility model, the specification, the drawings of the specification, the claims, the abstract and the drawings of the abstract. An application for a patent for utility model must have a description and drawings. Where a patent agency is entrusted, a power of attorney shall be submitted.
2. Review stage
China implements a preliminary examination system for utility model patent applications. In the process of preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of correction for formal problems in the application documents and a notice of examination opinions for obvious substantive problems, and the applicant will reply to the notice.
3. Authorization stage
(1) Authorization: After the first trial is passed, the examiner will issue a notice of granting the patent right. After receiving the notice of granting the patent right, the applicant needs to go through the following registration procedures: pay the patent registration fee, the annual fee for authorization, the printing fee for the announcement and the stamp duty on the patent certificate within the prescribed time limit.
(2) Issuance of certificates: The applicant can obtain a patent certificate after going through the registration formalities. This period of time is about 2-3 months.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-utility model patent