What is the invention patent application process and time chart? The intellectual property rights are introduced in detail below.
What is the application process for an invention patent?
1. First submit the application documents to the State Intellectual Property Office.
2. After the application is accepted, the examination fee is paid. After the applicant pays the annual fee and other fees, the authorization is announced and a patent certificate is issued.
3. After the invention patent application is accepted and passes the preliminary examination, it can be announced in advance or on time. After paying the necessary fees, the Intellectual Property Office will issue an authorization announcement and issue a patent certificate. |
Nowadays, the awareness of the protection of intellectual property rights is getting stronger and stronger. The Patent Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that there are three types of inventions that can be protected by patents: inventions, utility models and designs. Among them, inventions Patents are the most important one.
Invention patent application process: According to the Patent Law, the approval process for invention patent applications is divided into five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination and authorization:
▲(1) Acceptance After receiving the patent application, the Patent Office will review it. If the application meets the conditions for acceptance, the Patent Office will determine the application date, give the application number, and after verifying the document list, issue an acceptance notice and notify the applicant. If the application documents are not typed, printed or illegible, or have been altered; or the drawings and pictures are not drawn with drawing tools and black ink, and the photos are blurred or altered; or the application documents are incomplete; or the request is missing If the name and address of the applicant are unknown; or if the patent application category is unclear or cannot be determined, and patent applications submitted directly by foreign entities and individuals without a foreign-related patent agency, they will not be accepted. ▲(2) A patent application that has been accepted in the preliminary examination stage and has paid the application fee in accordance with regulations will automatically enter the preliminary examination stage. Before the preliminary examination, the invention patent application must first undergo a confidentiality review. If confidentiality is required, it shall be handled according to confidentiality procedures.
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