1, select the appropriate patent agent.
The quality of patent agency directly affects the possibility, quality, time and money for enterprises (customers) to obtain patent rights, and these influences are usually unpredictable and irreversible, and even difficult to be recognized by ordinary enterprises. Therefore, it is very important to choose a patent agent with strong sense of responsibility and ability.
2. Strengthen communication between inventors and agents.
If the patent agent's major is the same as or very close to the technical field involved in the patent application, it is still necessary to have a process to understand the technical content of the patent application, but more often, the patent agent is far from the major entrusted to apply for a patent. In this case, it is very important to strengthen the communication between inventors and agents.
Technical disclosure is an important communication channel between inventors and agents. Some inventors can only do, can't write, or write irregularly. The technical disclosure he submitted may be only a few hundred years, which makes the agent unable to understand what the existing technology is, where the innovation is, and even the technical content of the patent application.
At this time, the agent should guide the inventor to explain the patented technology, explain the existing technology clearly and summarize the innovations. In addition, the agent should also guide the inventor to see if this technology has the possibility of improvement or flexibility, so as to fully protect the interests of invention and creation.
3. Pay attention to the examination of patent application documents.
To apply for a patent for invention, the application documents mainly include the request for a patent for invention, the specification (which should be submitted with drawings), the patent claim and the abstract (with drawings of the abstract if necessary). To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents mainly include: the request for a patent for utility model, the specification, the drawings of the specification, the patent claim, the abstract and its drawings. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents mainly include a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs. If pictures or photographs need to be explained, a brief explanation of the design shall be submitted.
The patent claim and patent specification are the core of the whole patent application document. In order to prevent errors and omissions in the patent application documents from affecting the quality of the patent application, special attention should be paid to checking the patent claim and specification.