Patent retrieval makes enterprises aware of the world patent trends, avoids repeated development and waste of funds, and makes great contributions to enterprises. Because there are many patents in the world and they have priority, no one can guarantee that their ideas are unique in the world. The invention patent you can think of is probably thought of by others, so any individual or enterprise should carefully search before applying for a patent-whether its own idea has been realized by others and whether the patent has appeared in the databases of major patent offices around the world without knowing it. Documents to be submitted when applying for a patent (documents must refer to the unified table style stipulated by the Patent Office) ① Documents required for applying for a patent for invention: a request for a patent for invention; Description; Claim; Description summary; The drawings can be submitted at the same time as the drawings. The above documents need to be in duplicate. Where it is required to slow down various patent fees, it may make two requests for fee reduction at the same time. (2) Documents required for applying for a patent for utility model: a request for a patent for utility model; Description; Claim; Description summary; Attached drawings of instructions; Abstract attached drawings. The above documents need to be in duplicate. Where it is required to slow down various patent fees, it may make two requests for fee reduction at the same time. (3) Documents required for applying for a patent for design: a request for a patent for design in duplicate; Design drawings or photos in duplicate; Where color protection is required, two drawings or photos in color and black and white shall be submitted; A brief description of the design in duplicate; Where it is required to slow down various patent fees, it may make two requests for fee reduction at the same time. The above documents must be printed (No.4, No.4 or No.5 in Song Dynasty or imitation Song Dynasty, and the handwriting must be black and clear; The paper is A4 printing paper or copy paper; Center position of the article: leave a margin of 2.5 cm on the top and bottom of the paper, and a margin of 1.5 cm on the left and right), and all of them adopt the table format specified by the Patent Office.
Legal objectivity:
The request for the retrieval report of utility model patent can only be made by the applicant, and if there is an agent at the time of application, it shall be handled by the original agent; If a new agent is entrusted, it shall be handled by the new agent; Where the patent right for utility model has been transferred, the patentee or patent agency shall request to retrieve the report. According to whether there is an entrusted patent agency, it can be divided into the following categories: 1. If there is no entrusted agency for the patent, the patentee may directly make a retrieval request to the Patent Office, and the request for retrieval report of the utility model patent shall be signed by all patentees. 2. If the patent has an agency, there are three situations: (1). If the patent has an entrusted agency, the request for retrieval report shall be made by the patent agency. The request for retrieval report of utility model patent shall be sealed by the agency. The patentee shall not directly file a search request with the Patent Office. (2) Where the patentee entrusts other agencies to search for services, it shall also submit a power of attorney to search for services, and the request for a patent for utility model search report shall be sealed by the agency. (3) If it is really necessary for the patentee to make a search request directly to the Patent Office, it shall go through the formalities for changing the agency in advance or at the same time, and terminate the entrustment relationship with the original agency. The request for retrieval report of utility model patent shall be signed by all patentees.