This company wants to apply for a patent. What is the patent application process? Will it be complicated?

Everyone should know about patents, but we know very little about how to apply for patents. As we all know, when we personally invent or create something, and it has strong practicability, then we can apply for patent protection. Applying for patent protection will help others to pay us the corresponding remuneration when using this patent achievement. In short, if people engaged in research or individuals who are good at inventing and creating articles are practical, then you must apply for a patent.

I. Patent Application

Patent application is a necessary procedure for obtaining patent right. To obtain a patent right, the applicant shall file an application with the State Patent Office, which shall approve and issue a certificate. When filing a patent application, the applicant shall ensure that the prepared materials are complete, such as the request, specification, abstract and claim. You can also entrust an agency to handle it. According to the provisions of the Patent Law, the examination and approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization, while the application for a utility model and design has only three stages without prior publication and substantive examination.

Second, the classification of patents.

You can apply for an invention patent for the new technical scheme proposed by products, methods, etc. , and can apply for a utility patent for the technical scheme proposed by the applicable product. It is worth mentioning that when a person designs for the shape or pattern of some products, he can apply for a patent for design. Patent application also has many advantages. Patented products have great commercial value and can also protect their own scientific research achievements. Enterprises can also get rich profits from patented products. It is normal for some high-tech development industries to apply for patents.

Third, the process of patent application

Applicants for invention patents need to provide the following materials: First, a letter of request, including the inventor's name, product name, applicant's address, contact information, etc. The second is the product description, including the product field, supplementary description, practical application and effect of the invention, etc. Third, the claim, the applicant needs to indicate the characteristics and detailed structure of the product, and the applicant needs to briefly describe the content that needs to be protected.