Apply for an international patent
1. First applied for a patent in China. Under normal circumstances, an individual or unit in China may file a national application with the Chinese Patent Office after making an invention.
Apply for international priority within the priority period of 12 months. The applicant has 12 months to consider whether it is necessary to apply for a patent in a foreign country, how to apply, and make necessary preparations for filing an application.
According to relevant regulations, individuals or units in China may also directly file international applications after making inventions and creations. However, in the application, China must be designated as a foreign country.
2. Prepare the application fee.
Applying for a patent abroad requires paying a considerable fee to foreign patent offices and patent agents, and it is settled in US dollars.
Applicants who submit international applications also need to pay related fees (but the payment time can be delayed by 8 months to 18 months). In addition, the fees for the international phase of PCT should be paid, including the transmission fee, retrieval fee and international preliminary examination fee levied by China Patent Office and the basic fee, designation fee and handling fee levied by the International Bureau.
If you want to apply for an international patent, please consult Gao Wo. Gaowo is a legal service organization composed of Beijing Gaowo Law Firm and Beijing Gaowo International Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd., which specializes in intellectual property agency business at home and abroad. The business mainly involves three major intellectual property fields: patent, trademark and copyright. It is a professional agency with one-stop service from application to litigation.
Gaowo has more than 1.300 employees. After years of development, it has many trademark and patent agents and a group of professional lawyers who have been engaged in intellectual property protection for a long time. The comprehensive strength has entered the top 65,438+00 in China and become one of the leading large-scale institutions in China. For more information, I suggest you consult Gao Wo.