A patent for invention shall submit a request, specification, abstract of specification and claims, and the specification shall be accompanied by drawings when necessary.
The patent for utility model shall submit the request, the patent claim, the specification, the drawings of the specification, the abstract of the specification and the drawings of the abstract.
A patent for design shall submit a request, a picture or photograph of the design. The patent for utility model and design takes about 8- 12 months. After the formal examination and approval, the authorization notice will be issued and the license will be obtained. After paying the license fee, you can get the patent certificate in about 2-3 months. The specific time depends on the speed of the examiner's examination, the degree of detail of the applicant's public information and the provision of drawings.
2. The preparatory work that the applicant needs to do before applying.
(1) Learn about relevant laws and regulations in detail and be familiar with all application processes.
(2) Understand the existing level in the technical field, search domestic and foreign patents, and analyze the feasibility of your invention.
(3) do a good job of confidentiality.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.
Article 6 Inventions and creations made by performing the tasks of the unit or mainly using the material and technical conditions of the unit are service inventions and creations. The right to apply for a patent for a service invention-creation belongs to the unit; After the application is approved, the entity shall be the patentee. The right to apply for a patent for a non-service invention-creation belongs to the inventor or designer; After the application is approved, the inventor or designer shall be the patentee. Where an invention-creation completed by making use of the material and technical conditions of the entity has a contract with the inventor or designer to stipulate the right to apply for a patent and the ownership of the patent, such agreement shall prevail.
Article 7 No unit or individual may suppress an inventor or designer's application for a patent for non-service invention-creation.
Article 8. Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to an invention-creation completed in cooperation with two or more units or individuals, or an invention-creation entrusted by other units or individuals. After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee.