I. Xi. Inquiries about pre-application for safety.
On-line patent retrieval of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Online Patent Search of Japan Patent Office (English version)
Entrust a patent agency to inquire.
Two. Preparation of Xi 'an application documents
1. An application for a patent for invention shall include: the request for a patent for invention, the abstract, the appended drawings of the abstract (if applicable), the specification, the claims and the appended drawings of the specification (if applicable) in duplicate. For an application for a patent for invention involving amino acid or nucleotide sequence, the specification shall include a sequence list, which shall be submitted as a separate part of the specification, and the page number shall be written continuously with the specification. At the same time, a CD or floppy disk with an ordered list that meets the requirements of China National Intellectual Property Administration shall be submitted.
2. To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the abstract, the appended drawings of the abstract (if applicable), the specification, the claims and the appended drawings of the specification in duplicate. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents shall include a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs (color pictures or photographs shall be submitted if color protection is required) and a brief description of the design in duplicate. If pictures are submitted, two copies shall be pictures; If photos are submitted, two copies are photos, and pictures or photos shall not be mixed.
Third, the department that accepts patent applications.
When applying for a patent, the applicant may submit the application documents to the reception window of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office or to the reception office of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the reception office of the Patent Office), or to the reception window of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the agency of the Patent Office) or to the agency of the Patent Office. At present, China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office has set up representative offices in Beijing, Shenyang, Jinan, Changsha, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Harbin, Changchun, Kunming, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Nanning, Urumqi, Nanchang, Yinchuan and Hefei. The national defense patent branch specializes in accepting national defense patent applications.
Frequently asked questions: patent application process and cost
IV. Xi 'an Patent Application
(A) how to apply for a patent
To apply for a patent, the necessary application documents shall be submitted and the fees shall be paid in accordance with the regulations. Patent applications must be handled in the form of written or electronic applications. Oral instructions or samples or models can not be used instead of paper or electronic application documents. All formalities should be signed according to regulations, and the signature should be exactly the same as the name filled in the request. The signature shall not be copied. The procedures involving the transfer of rights shall be signed by all applicants, and other procedures may be signed by the representatives of the applicants. Where a patent agency is entrusted, it shall be signed by the patent agency.
If the formalities need to be accompanied by supporting documents or attachments, the supporting documents and attachments shall be originals or photocopies, and photocopies shall not be used. If there is only one original, you can use a copy, but at the same time you need to attach a certificate that the copy issued by the notary office is consistent with the original.
(2) How to arrange the application documents when submitting the application.
The application documents for a patent for invention or utility model shall be arranged in the following order: the request, the abstract of the specification, the appended drawings of the abstract, the patent claim, the specification and the appended drawings of the specification. The application documents for a patent for design shall be arranged in the order of the request, the picture or photograph and a brief explanation. All parts of the application documents shall be numbered with Arabic numerals respectively.
(3) Paper requirements of application documents
The paper quality of application documents should be equivalent to that of copy paper. No useless words, marks, boxes, lines, etc. On the paper. All documents shall be A4 size (2 10/0mm× 297mm) paper. The paper of application documents should be used vertically. The text is arranged from left to right, with 25 mm blank in the upper left and 15 mm blank in the lower right, which is convenient for publication and review. The front pages of all parts of the application documents must use the format uniformly formulated by China National Intellectual Property Administration. These forms can be obtained from the consulting office in the reception hall of the Patent Office, from patent offices around the country, or directly downloaded from the website of China National Intellectual Property Administration.
(4) Writing and writing requirements of the application documents.
All parts of the application documents shall be in Chinese. If there is no uniform Chinese translation of foreigners' names, place names and technical terms, the original text shall be indicated in brackets after the Chinese translation. If the attachments or supporting documents provided by the applicant are in a foreign language, they shall be accompanied by a Chinese translation. The application documents (including the request) shall be typed or printed in Song Dynasty, Imitation Song Dynasty or italics, and the handwriting shall be black, with a word height of 3.5-4.5 mm and a line spacing of 2.5-3.5 mm. If two documents need to be submitted, one is the original and the other is the copy, and the contents of the two documents shall be consistent. If there are drawings in the application documents, they shall be drawn with ink and drawing tools, or with drawing software, and the lines shall be uniform and clear, and shall not be altered. Engineering blueprints shall not be used.
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