What is the process of foreign patent application?
1, international stage
The international stage is the 1 stage of the international application approval procedure. It includes the necessary procedures of international application acceptance, formal examination, international retrieval and international publication, as well as optional international preliminary examination procedures. Under normal circumstances, China Patent Office will make an international preliminary examination report within 9 months from the date of receiving the international preliminary examination request.
2. National stage
The national stage is the second stage of the international application approval process. The national phase is held in the patent office of the country where the applicant wishes to obtain the patent right (called the designated bureau or the selected bureau). Including the procedures for entering the national phase and the examination and approval procedures at each designated bureau or selected bureau. After the international patent application has entered the national stage, the patent offices of various countries will examine it according to the provisions of their own patent laws and regulations and decide whether to grant the patent right.
I suggest you consult a specialized patent agency. Because no matter PCT international application or single country application, it is necessary to entrust the State Council to authorize a foreign-related patent agency designated by China Patent Office to handle it.
Frequently asked questions: Application process and cost of appearance patent
Foreign patent application fee
Part of the cost of applying for an international patent (1) US patent: application fee of $6,000 (2) EU patent: application fee of $5,000 (3) Japanese patent: application fee of $5,000 (4) Russian patent: application fee of $5,000.
That's it. How much is the international patent application fee? The answer to the question. If you have other questions about the specific process of dealing with intellectual property rights, please consult a professional intellectual property consultant.
Patent application process and cost international patent application