1. Process of applying for a patent
To apply for a patent, you must submit necessary application documents to the State Intellectual Property Office in accordance with regulations. The application documents can be submitted directly to the acceptance office of the State Intellectual Property Office and various The agency can also send it by registered mail to the State Intellectual Property Office, or entrust an agency to handle it.
The application and review flow chart for invention, utility model and design patents is as follows:
2. Patent authorization time
Different countries and different types of patents , they are authorized at different times. The following takes China, the United States, and Europe as examples:
China Patent
China invention patent authorization time: about 1.5-3 years
China Utility model patent authorization time: about 4-8 months
Chinese design patent authorization time: about 4-7 months
European patents
European inventions Patent authorization time: about 2-5 years
EU design authorization time: about 1 month
U.S. patent
U.S. invention patent authorization time: 2- About 3 years
US design authorization time: about 1.5 years