What are the process and basic steps of applying for a patent for invention?

Some goods have patents themselves. For goods with invention patents, businesses should apply for patents as soon as possible, because once this patent is registered first, every product they sell in the future needs to pay a fee to the owner of the patent right. After all, patent rights have their own legal protection, and patent law is to protect inventions from being stolen. So today, Intellectual Property will show you what the application process and basic steps are.

First, the invention patent application process

1, acceptance stage

If we want to apply for a patent for invention, then we have to submit our own patent application, and then the patent office will examine it when we receive the patent application. When we submit materials, we need to make our materials meet the acceptance conditions. If we meet this requirement, the Patent Office will determine the application date, and then issue an acceptance notice after the application, informing us that if our materials are unqualified, we need to be recalled. Secondly, there are many requirements for application materials. For example, the attached drawings should be drawn in black ink, and the handwriting of the materials should be clear and cannot be altered.

2. Preliminary review stage

After confirming the acceptance, we need to pay the application fee and then conduct the preliminary examination. This preliminary review is completely confidential, and these reviews are likely to be rejected. Once it is found to be the same as the existing patent, it will directly enter the authorization process.

3. Publishing stage

4. Substantive review stage

5. Authorization stage

We can see that the application process of invention patent is very complicated and the procedures are cumbersome. After a long time, many businesses can't wait, and complex material applications can't be handled by one business.

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Second, the invention patent application steps

1. Prepare patent application materials (including patent application request, patent product description and drawings, and clear appearance pictures are required if it is a design category);

2. Submitting materials to the service hall of the Patent Office of the local intellectual property office or mailing them can save time and cost, but it will be more troublesome if the mailing materials are not fully prepared;

3. The notification of acceptance issued by the Patent Office means that the patent application formally enters the examination and approval procedures of the Patent Office;

4. Pay the application fee to the toll office of the Patent Office within 15 working days after receiving the payment notice. Pay attention to fill in all the information when paying the fee, and the staff should input the patent application number, name, address, zip code and other information;

5. After the applicant pays the fee, the Patent Office will examine the patented product. If there are any places or materials that do not meet the application, they need to be revised. You can get a patent after modification. It may take some time in the review process;

6. Obtain a patent certificate after examination.

The above is the process and basic steps of the invention patent application compiled by Intellectual Property for everyone. I hope it will be useful for you to apply for an invention patent in the future. If you are interested in other issues of invention patent application, please consult intellectual property rights.

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