There are specific requirements for the filling and writing of patent application documents, and the applicant can fill in and write them by himself or entrust a patent agency to handle them on his behalf. Although it is not mandatory to entrust a patent agency, considering the importance of carefully writing patent application documents and the legal rigor of examination and approval procedures, it is worth promoting for applicants with little experience.
2. Acceptance of an application for a patent for appearance
After receiving the patent application, the Patent Office's acceptance office or the Patent Office's agency shall determine the application date, give the application number and issue a notice of acceptance for the application that meets the acceptance conditions.
3, the appearance patent application fee payment
Those who submit the patent application documents in person may pay the application fee after obtaining the notification of acceptance and the notification of payment of the application fee. If an application is submitted by mail, the application fee shall be paid after receiving the notification of acceptance and the notification of payment of the application fee, because the application fee needs to be paid with the corresponding application number, but the date of payment of the application fee shall not exceed two months from the date of application at the latest.
4. Patent approval procedures
According to the Patent Law, the examination and approval procedure of an application for a patent for appearance includes three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization.
Notice of the registration procedure, and according to the specific provisions of the patent law, the length of time for applying for a patent for appearance also depends on whether the patent has to go through the examination opinions and defense stage. Accordingly, the review stage refers to the patent office's review of whether the application documents for design patents meet the authorization standards. The time of this stage is about 3 to 4 months. If the examiner thinks it is necessary for the applicant to modify or state his opinions, he will go through the correction procedure.