What are the application procedures for intellectual property patents? Patent application analysis

What materials do we need to prepare to apply for a patent? And how long it can be protected are closely related to us. Through this article, we can know what the application procedure of intellectual property patent is and how to prepare relevant materials. Let's learn intellectual property knowledge together. Application materials for intellectual property patent 1. To apply for a patent, a uniformly printed form must be purchased, which includes a request, a specification, a claim, an abstract, drawings of the specification, drawings of the abstract, design drawings or photos, a brief description of the design, and a fee waiver form (sold by the provincial patent administration and the relevant patent departments of municipalities). 2. Fill in, write and draw relevant contents according to the instructions on the back of the form. The words filled in and written must be printed or printed. If the inventor has difficulty in writing, he may ask all patent agencies to act as agents. Don't fold the application form after it is filled out, written and drawn. It should be packed in a large envelope and sent by registered mail to the reception desk of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office in Beijing or directly submitted to the reception desk in Beijing, China National Intellectual Property Administration or handled by various agencies in China National Intellectual Property Administration. Classification of China patents and years of protection China patents can be divided into three categories: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents. Invention patent: protection of products, methods or their improvements; Its protection period is twenty years. Patent for utility model: protecting the shape, structure or combination of products; Its protection period is ten years. Design patent: protect the external shape, surface pattern, color or their combination of products, and the protection period is ten years. Whether it is a new technology, a new material, a new process or a new product, a patent application must have three characteristics: novelty, creativity and practicality. It must be emphasized that after the grace period stipulated in the patent law, new products that have been put on the market lose their novelty and cannot apply for a patent again. Patent application process 1. Consultation 2. Sign the agency agreement. Technical disclosure 4. Determine the application scheme 5. Prepare the application documents. Test 7. Inspection conclusion 8. Go through the formalities of patent registration or request for reexamination.