1, China patent search, pay the search fee first.
Objective: To preliminarily confirm the novelty of China's patent application; Prevent infringement of others' patent rights in China.
Operation: Search for China patents (i.e. patents in China and patents that foreigners apply for and publish or announce in China). Search fees and translation fees are charged respectively for searching foreign language patents.
The invention patent is not guaranteed to be granted after retrieval, mainly to find the existing technical documents similar to the invention.
2. Special agent.
General agent: basic agency fee is charged.
Expedited agency: 40% of the basic agency fee is charged.
According to the original materials provided by the applicant, the agent fills in the application documents that meet the requirements of, <, < Review Guide >.
3. Acceptance: The State Patent Office will send back the Notice of Acceptance after receiving the application documents mailed or submitted, and the applicant will pay the application fee to the China Patent Office at the same time as receiving the Notice of Acceptance or within two months from the date of application. If the application is slow, I will pay at the slow rate and pay the handling fee I received. Failing to pay within the time limit shall be deemed to have withdrawn the patent application.
4. Preliminary examination: The State Patent Office conducts a preliminary examination of the submitted application documents. The applicant shall pay the examination fee to the Patent Office when receiving the Notice of Qualified Preliminary Examination or within 3 years from the date of application. The examination fee is 2500 yuan. If the applicant enjoys a mitigated treatment, it shall be paid according to the mitigated proportion. At the same time, the handling fee I received was 150 yuan.
Paying this review fee early can enter the review process early. If the examination fee is not paid within the time limit, the patent application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
After applying for a patent, China's relevant laws will protect the patent, but the specific protection time varies with different patent types. The longest protection period of invention patents is 20 years, while that of utility model patents and design patents is 20 years.