How to apply for a national patent

1. Types of patent applications There are three types of patent applications: invention, utility model and design. You may apply for a patent for invention for the new technical scheme proposed by the product, method or its improvement; You can apply for a patent for utility model for a new technical scheme that is suitable for practical use according to the shape, structure or combination of products; A new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application is made according to the shape, pattern or combination of them, and the combination of color and shape and pattern, and can apply for a patent for design. 2. What application documents should be submitted to apply for an invention patent? The application documents shall include: the request for a patent for invention, the specification (if the specification has attached drawings, it shall be submitted), the patent claim and the abstract (if necessary, it shall have attached drawings) in duplicate. For an application for a patent for invention involving amino acid or nucleotide sequence, the specification shall include a sequence list, which shall be submitted as a separate part of the specification, and the page number shall be written continuously with the specification. At the same time, a CD or floppy disk with an ordered list that meets the requirements of China National Intellectual Property Administration shall be submitted. To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the specification, the appended drawings of the specification, the patent claim, the abstract and the appended drawings of the abstract in duplicate. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs in duplicate. Where color protection is required, color pictures or photographs shall also be submitted in duplicate. If pictures are submitted, two copies shall be pictures; If photos are submitted, two copies are photos, and pictures or photos shall not be mixed. If it is necessary to explain the pictures or photographs, a brief description of the design shall be submitted in duplicate. 3. When applying for a patent, the applicant of the patent application acceptance department shall submit or send the application documents directly to the reception desk of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the reception desk of the Patent Office), or to the local agency of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the agency of the Patent Office), which is currently located in Beijing, Shenyang, Jinan, Changsha, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Tianjin. The national defense patent branch specializes in accepting national defense patent applications. -This article is from China Patent Exhibition Network.