"Protecting intellectual property rights and building an innovative country" is a clarion call in today's society to encourage everyone to actively innovate. In order to apply for a patent, your invention needs to meet three characteristics: practicality, novelty and creativity. Of course, it must also meet the requirements of the patent law.
Patents in China are divided into invention patents, design patents and utility model patents. These three patent application processes are also different. Of course, the first step is to prepare the materials needed for each application, such as patent application request, patent specification and abstract of drawings, patent claim, etc., which is also the key document for protecting intellectual property rights. In the process of writing patent claims, the scope of patent protection must be clearly pointed out.
After completing the submission procedures, the patent application requirements will be accepted, and the relevant state departments will conduct a preliminary examination of the submitted materials. If the audit fails, it is necessary to modify the unqualified places and hand over a series of operations such as re-examination. If the patent is approved, the results will be announced within 18 months from the date of application. This phase of substantive review will follow. At this time, we only need to prepare the materials needed in the next step or enrich and supplement the materials that have been completed in case of emergency. Of course, after this step is completed, we will wait for our patent authorization.
Do individuals need to provide proof of personal income when applying for patents?
If an individual requests to slow down the patent fee, he shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the request for slowing down the patent fee, and when necessary, he shall provide a certificate of his financial difficulties issued by the patent administrative department of the people's government at or above the municipal level in accordance with the requirements of the Patent Office.
Where two or more individuals * * * request for patent fee reduction and exemption, they shall truthfully fill in the annual income of each person in the request for fee reduction and exemption, and if necessary, provide the proof of their financial difficulties issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level according to the requirements of the Patent Office.
Where a unit requests to slow down the patent fee, it shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties in the fee reduction request, and attach the certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
Where an individual or unit * * * requests to slow down the patent fee, the individual shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the fee reduction request, and the unit shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties, and attach the certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
The certificate issued by the administrative department for patent work of the people's government at or above the municipal level shall indicate whether the unit requesting patent fee reduction or exemption is an enterprise, institution or government organization, and explain its economic difficulties.
Remember to enter a patent search before applying for a patent to prevent the same or similar patents from being rejected.
The above is about the process of individual patent application and whether to provide proof of income in patent application. Biaomei suggested that people who apply for a patent for the first time can browse some related contents online first. If they have any questions about the patent application, they can consult a professional intellectual property consultant.
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