Detailed steps of patent application process
(a) Confirm the type of patent to be applied.
(2) When searching for the same type of patent, you can search independently or entrust an agency to conduct a more comprehensive search.
(3) Prepare application documents and submit them to the application step.
(4) Obtaining the bid-winning notice.
(5) preliminary examination. (In the case of an application for a patent for invention, the application for a patent for invention must be examined in a confidential manner before preliminary examination. If confidentiality is required, it shall be handled in accordance with the confidentiality procedures.
(6) the publication stage (especially the invention patent application stage).
(7) substantive examination (especially invention patents). To conduct a comprehensive review of whether the patent application is novel, creative, practical and other substantive conditions stipulated in the patent law.
(8) authorization stage. After the utility model and design pass the fifth step of examination, they can directly enter the authorization stage.
The above is about the process and steps of patent application. To sum up, the patentee can apply for a patent by himself or entrust a professional institution with professional knowledge. The process is very poor, and the approval time takes more than half a year. If you have any other questions, please consult the intellectual property department, and we will have professional intellectual property consultants to answer them for you.
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