China patent search, pay the search fee first. Target: 1. Initially confirm the novelty of the application content in China patent; 2, to 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. Fourth,
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 >. Five,
Acceptance: The State Patent Office will send back the Notice of Acceptance after receiving the mailed or submitted application documents, and the applicant will pay the application fee (full 950 yuan fee) to the China Patent Office when receiving the Notice of Acceptance or within two months from the date of application. If it's slow, I'll pay according to the slow rate and pay the handling fee I charged. Failing to pay within the time limit shall be deemed to have withdrawn the patent application. Six,
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 If the examination fee is not paid within the time limit, the patent application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. Seven,
Substantive examination: The examiner thinks that there is something wrong with the novelty, creativity or practicality of the patent application (that is, the three characteristics of the patent), and sends us the first notice of examination opinions, requiring the applicant to reply. If the applicant defends himself, he needs to go to our office to go through the formalities of canceling the entrustment. If the applicant entrusts me to defend, I will charge a defense fee not higher than the basic agency fee (writing a defense). If the first defense fails, the defense fee will still be charged for the second defense, but the fee will gradually decrease, and there is a time limit for each defense. Failure to reply at the expiration of the time limit shall be deemed as withdrawal of the patent application. Eight,
Go through the registration formalities: If there are no problems with the three characteristics of the patent application or the defense is qualified, the State Patent Office will issue it at this time, and the applicant should pay the patent registration fee, the annual fee for the authorization year and the unpaid maintenance fee. The payment period is within two months from the date of receiving the authorization notice from the Patent Office. If the patent expires, it shall be deemed as giving up the patent right. Nine,
Rights restoration: If the above rights are lost, if the rights need to be restored, in addition to going through the procedures for rights restoration and paying the fees owed, the request fee for rights restoration shall be paid to the State Patent Office: 1 000 yuan. Ten,
Re-examination: If you are not satisfied with the decision made by the Patent Office to reject the patent application or not to grant the patent right, you can also request a re-examination from the China National Intellectual Property Administration Reexamination Board. Eleven,
Cost reduction: the application fee, examination fee and annual fee paid to the State Patent Office for the first three years of authorization (including the maintenance fee payable from the third year before the application for a patent for invention is granted) will be reduced by 85% for one applicant, 70% for more than two (including two) or one unit, and not for two units. Twelve,
Other expenses: I pay the patent fee, and each fee is 80 yuan RMB. I don't charge the fees paid by the applicant. I am not responsible for the loss of rights caused by the applicant's improper payment. Thirteen,
Suggestion: There is a strict time limit for paying fees or going through relevant procedures in the State Patent Office. Exceeding the time limit will bring you losses. Therefore, during the validity of your patent application and patent right, if there is any change in your telephone number or mailing address, please inform our bureau in time to avoid unnecessary losses. Two. Documents submitted for patent application What legal documents submitted for patent application must be in written form and filled in in the prescribed uniform format? To apply for different types of patents, you need to prepare different documents. (1) To apply for a patent for invention, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for invention, the specification (with attached drawings when necessary), the patent claim, the abstract and the attached drawings in duplicate. (2) To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the specification, the appended drawings of the specification, the patent claim, the abstract and the appended drawings in duplicate. (3) Where an application for a design is filed, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs in duplicate. Where color protection is required, a color and a black-and-white picture or photograph shall also be submitted. If it is necessary to explain the pictures or photographs, a brief description of the design shall be submitted in duplicate.
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