What should an applicant know when applying for a patent for utility model?

What should an applicant know when applying for a patent for utility model? Patents can increase the stock of intangible assets and improve the quality of enterprises. The utility model patent is a kind of patent application, and the applicant needs to know some problems in advance. So what does the applicant need to know when applying for a patent for utility model? The following small series will introduce you to the instructions for applying for a utility model patent. What are the instructions for the applicant to apply for a patent for utility model? 1. China patent search: pay the search fee first. Target: 1. Initially confirm the novelty of China's patent application; 2, to prevent infringement of others' patent rights in China. Operation: Search for China patents (i.e. patents in China and patents that foreigners apply for and publish or announce in China). Search fees and translation fees are charged respectively for searching foreign language patents. After the patent search in China, if I agree to accept the entrustment, I can guarantee that the application will be granted the patent right, otherwise I will refund all the agency fees. 2. Agent: general agent: charge the basic agent fee; Expedited agency: 40% of the basic agency fee is charged. According to the original materials provided by the applicant, write the application documents that meet the requirements of the review guide for the detailed rules for the implementation of the Patent Law. 3. Acceptance: The State Patent Office will send back a notice of acceptance after receiving the application documents mailed or submitted. The applicant shall pay the application fee (full 500 yuan fee) to the Chinese Patent Office upon receipt of the acceptance notice or within two months from the date of application. If the application is slow, I will pay according to the slow rate and pay the handling fee I received. Failing to pay within the time limit shall be deemed to have withdrawn the patent application. 4. Registration procedures: The State Patent Office will issue an authorization notice about one year from the date of application. At this time, the applicant should pay the patent registration fee and the annual fee for the year of authorization to the State Patent Office. The payment period is within two months from the date of receiving the authorization notice from the Patent Office, and the patent certificate will be obtained from the State Patent Office about three months after payment. Late payment of patent fees shall be deemed as waiver of patent rights. V. Rights Restoration: If the above-mentioned rights are lost and need to be restored, in addition to going through the procedures for rights restoration and paying the fees owed, the right restoration request fee shall be paid to the State Patent Office: 1 000 yuan. Re-examination of intransitive verbs: If you are not satisfied with the decision made by the Patent Office to reject the patent application or not to grant the patent right, you can also request a re-examination from the China National Intellectual Property Administration Reexamination Board. 7. Fee slowdown: the application fee paid to the State Patent Office and the annual fee for the first three years of authorization will be slowed down by 85% for one applicant, 70% for more than two (including two) or one unit, and not for two units. 8. Other fees: 50 yuan (RMB) will be charged for each patent fee paid by me, and we will not charge the fees paid by the applicant. I am not responsible for the loss of rights caused by the applicant's improper payment. Nine, the patent protection period: the utility model patent is 10 years, counting from the date of application, and the annual fee is paid to the State Patent Office every year after authorization, and the payment time is within one month of the annual application date. See the description on the right side of the patent certificate for details. X. Suggestion: There is a strict time limit for paying fees or going through relevant procedures in the State Patent Office. Exceeding the time limit will bring you losses. Therefore, within the validity period of your patent application and patent right, please inform us in time to avoid unnecessary losses. What should an applicant know when applying for a patent for utility model? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to know more, you can contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline.