There is no age limit for patent applications.
Applying for a patent is a legal system for protecting intellectual property rights of inventions and creations under market economy conditions. All inventions and innovations that meet patent conditions should apply for patents as early as possible to obtain national legal protection. To apply for a patent, you must submit necessary application documents to the State Intellectual Property Office in accordance with regulations. To apply for an invention or utility model patent, a request, description, claims, abstract of the description, necessary drawings and other documents must be submitted. To apply for a design patent, you should submit a request, pictures or photos of the design, a brief description and other documents. Patent application documents can be written by the applicant himself or entrusted to others.
Best Steps
Applying for a patent is a legal process. If the inventor who applies for a patent wants to obtain patent rights quickly and securely and obtain legal protection, he or she can entrust patent affairs Our patent attorneys provide you with legal and technical assistance. Once an inventor establishes an agency relationship with a patent attorney, the patent attorney becomes your technical advisor and patent attorney. To be precise, a qualified patent agent will help the inventor to carry out secondary development of the technology to be patented, such as exploring alternative solutions. At the same time, the inventor needs to provide technical support to the agent and provide all necessary information in a timely manner. Relevant information required.
After the inventor establishes an agency relationship with the patent agent, he should provide the detailed technical information necessary for writing patent documents according to the agent's requirements; the detailed technical information includes the purpose of the invention and creation, comparison of new and old technologies, main Technical characteristics and specific plans for implementing the purpose of the invention and creation, as well as drawings that can explain the purpose of the invention and creation, etc.
If the inventor cannot draw or cannot provide necessary detailed technical information, he can directly speak to the patent agent. The patent agent can complete the entire patent application process for you based on the inventor's inventive intention. Obtain patent rights.
The procedure for entrusting a patent agency to apply for a patent. Entrusting a patent agency to apply for a patent generally requires the following steps:
Consultation:
1. Determine the nature of the invention-creation Whether the content is patentable; for this consultation, it is recommended to consult with several companies and compare to determine the correct conclusion. Because many information receptionists are currently paid on a commission basis, and due to business volume, they sometimes respond inappropriately to inquiries.
2. Determine which patent type (invention, utility model, design) can be applied for for the content of the invention and creation. Sign an agency agreement. The purpose of signing the agency agreement at this time is to clarify the applicant and the patent. The rights and obligations between agencies mainly restrict the patent agent's obligation to keep the applicant's inventions and creations confidential.
Technical disclosure
1. The applicant provides the patent agent with background information on the invention or creation or entrusts the search for relevant content;
2. Detailed introduction of the applicant The content of inventions and creations helps patent attorneys fully understand the content of inventions and creations. The agent who determines the application plan will make a preliminary judgment on the prospects of the patent application based on his understanding of the invention and creation. For applications with a low possibility of patent authorization, the applicant will be advised to withdraw. At this time, the agency will charge a small amount of consultation. Most of the application agency fees will be returned to the applicant. If the prospect of patent authorization is great, the patent agent will propose a clear application plan, scope and content of protection, and start preparation for the formal application with the applicant's consent.
Prepare application documents
1. Write patent application documents;
2. Prepare application documents;
3. Submit patent application and obtain the patent application number.
Examination
The China Patent Office will review the patent application documents. During the review process, the patent agent will perform patent corrections, opinion statements, defenses, changes, etc. If necessary, the applicant should cooperate with the patent agent to complete the above work. Examination conclusion The Chinese Patent Office will make an authorization or rejection examination conclusion based on the examination situation. The time of this process is generally: about 6 months for appearance design and 10-10 months for utility model. About 12 months, invention patent 2-4 years.
With the improvement of patent office examination efficiency, the review and authorization time for designs and utility models is about 4-6 months.
Handle patent registration procedures or reexamination requests: If the patent application is authorized, go through the registration procedures and receive a patent certificate according to the requirements of the patent authorization notice. If a patent application is rejected, whether to file a request for reexamination will be determined based on the specific circumstances.
At this point, the patent application process is over.