patent of invention
or
Utility model patent
What documents need to be submitted?
A: The claims, the claims, the instructions and the abstract of the instructions must be illustrated with drawings, otherwise they will not be accepted.
Do you want to send your model to the patent office?
Or just send the schematic diagram?
A: It's totally unnecessary, and people don't accept it. Is there a place to put it? Hehe, applying for an invention patent can be aimed at a product or a method. You only need to explain the method clearly, and there is the possibility of industrial realization. The examiner will think about whether your invention can be realized and ask you to provide specific examples when necessary. The schematic diagram can be written into the specification.
What is the procedure for submitting application documents?
Do you apply directly to the Beijing Patent Office, or do you apply to the local government first and then to the central government?
A: In many places, local patent agencies collect patent applications, not examine them. The substantive examination was completed in Beijing Intellectual Property Office.
How to apply if the patent application fee is delayed?
How many years is the general patent valid?
Are patents filed in China protected abroad?
How to protect patents abroad?
Answer: Fill in the application form for fee reduction. The reduction and exemption items include application fee, invention examination fee, reexamination fee, annual fee for three years after authorization and so on. The object of deferment is the unit or individual with practical difficulties, and the proportion of deferment varies according to whether the unit is a service invention or a non-service invention.
The protection period of an invention patent is 20 years. The utility model is 10 year. Design 10 year.
Patents applied in China can be applied directly to foreign countries, or they can be applied to multiple countries at the same time through the PCT procedure. If you meet the relevant laws and regulations of foreign countries and your application is successful, the state will naturally give you protection.