Before understanding the ways and means of patent application, let's first understand the types of patent application.
1. Application for patent for invention
Compared with the other two patents, the invention patent can better protect the product, but correspondingly, its requirements are more stringent. If the applicant wants to protect his product through an invention patent, it is necessary to judge and identify whether the product has a breakthrough improvement and significant enhancement compared with the existing product.
Product invention is mainly the technical scheme of various new products/materials/substances that people make through research. It can be a complete product or a part of a product or equipment.
2. Application for patent for appearance
Design patents mainly protect the design of products. Usually, different styles of products can attract people with different aesthetics, and exquisite design can attract people who like a certain style. In order to protect these designs from infringement, ensure the interests of designers and protect social innovation, there is a design patent.
Applying for a product's appearance patent is mainly a new appearance design, which has certain aesthetic feeling and can be used in industrial production.
3. Application for patent for utility model
The utility model patent is somewhat similar to the invention patent, but compared with the invention patent, its requirements are not so strict. The requirements for creativity and technical level are not high, but the practical value is not low, and the application time is short, the protection scope is wide, and the application is wide.
The utility model mainly puts forward a new practical transformation of the shape and structure of the product, which is more suitable for the development of market economy and has a fast use speed, so it has become the favored object of many applicants.
Ways and means of patent application:
First of all, individuals directly apply for patents according to various documents required by the Intellectual Property Office in the early stage, and generally review and inform patent applicants to correct patent application materials in the early stage; So don't worry; However, it is troublesome to submit patent writing documents at this time, but it is also a necessary process.
So what should we do? At this time, patent writers with patent agencies can help write patents. Because the so-called professional things are done by professional people, if the individual's patent application is somewhat unsatisfactory, then Xiaoqi still suggests that everyone apply for a patent through an agency, which is better, that is, pay some money and hand it over directly to the intellectual property agency.
The above is about the ways and means of patent application. The content of. Applying for a patent sometimes tests a person's time and energy. For example, if an individual applies for a patent, he needs to deal with some important patent defenses. If there is no special guidance, sometimes it is quite easy to make mistakes. Moreover, it takes 2-3 years to apply for an invention patent, so the waiting time is longer. It may be safer to find a patent agency.
Patent application method