How to apply for a food patent

1. Submit a food patent application; The contents to be filled in the application include the invention name, applicant information, inventor information and contact information. If the applicant is an enterprise, the enterprise shall provide a copy of the business license, and if the applicant is an individual, a copy of the ID card or ID number shall be provided; Need to specify the inventor and provide the ID number of the first inventor; Also provide the name and address of the contact person. Second, file a food patent claim; If the product to be protected can be clearly defined by the composition of the product, the claim can be written according to the expression of the composition. If the composition alone is not enough to clearly define the product, the product claim can be defined by the composition plus physical and chemical parameters; If the invention involves changes in the structure and shape of food and beverage products, the claim may be characterized by structural and shape characteristics. 3. Submit the abstract of the food patent specification; To apply for a food patent, it is also necessary to submit a summary of the instructions, briefly introducing the process or formula of the applied food and its benefits. After all the materials are submitted, it begins to enter the examination and approval stage of food invention patents: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization.

Legal basis:

Article 28 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) pledges the property right in copyright, and the pledger and pledgee shall register the pledge according to law.

Article 36 A book publisher may modify or abridge a work with the permission of the author.

Newspapers and periodicals can modify or abridge their works in words. The modification of the content must be approved by the author.