1) There is an application form when applying. You need to write down the applicant, the applicant, innovation, practicality and protection. ...
2) It takes more than 1 year to apply for a patent for invention, and it takes more than 3 years to pass an application for a patent for invention. But don't worry, there will be a "patent application acceptance form" within half a month. Generally, receiving this means that 65,438+000% will apply for approval (as the agent said).
In view of the problem you said, you can explain it with these two points. No matter who wrote the program, if no one has written it before, you can write the "protection point" of this program on the application form, and it will be yours if it passes. But the patent office will search for a year and a half to prove that your protection point has not been used, and then it will apply for approval if there is no problem.
I can't make myself clear, sorry.