How to apply for a patent?

1. There are specific requirements for filling and writing patent application documents. The applicant can fill in or write by himself, or entrust a patent agency to handle it on his behalf. Although it is not mandatory to entrust a patent agent, considering the importance of carefully writing patent application documents and the legal rigor of examination and approval procedures.

2. Acceptance of Patent Application After receiving the patent application, the Patent Office's acceptance office or each patent office's agency will determine the application date, give the application number, and issue an acceptance notice to the application that meets the acceptance conditions.

3. How to pay the application fee? The application fee and other fees can be paid directly to the toll office of the Patent Office or the agency of the Patent Office, and can also be remitted by bank or post office, or the registered users of electronic application can log on to China Patent Electronic Application Network and pay the patent fee by using the online payment system.

4. When paying the application fee, if the patent application documents are submitted in person, you can pay the application fee after obtaining the acceptance notice and the application fee payment notice.

5. Patent Approval Procedure According to the provisions of the Patent Law, the approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization. When examining and approving an application for a patent for utility model or design, there are only three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization.

Legal basis: patent law

Article 26 Where an applicant applies for a patent for invention or utility model, he shall submit the written request, specification and its abstract, patent right and other documents. The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters. The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained. The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection. For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.