Suzhou invention patent application fee:
Substantive examination can only be done by paying money. If you don't do it, the enterprise won't get the invention patent. After a long time, an enterprise's application for a patent for invention will be rejected directly. If it is done, the enterprise needs to spend money, pay in time and conduct substantive examination as soon as possible.
After the application is successful, there is an annual fee. If the annual fee is not paid, the invention patent of the enterprise cannot be protected. The prerequisite for an enterprise's invention patent to be protected for 20 years is that the enterprise pays the annual fee within the specified time.
Suzhou utility model patent application process:
1. Application phase
The application documents for utility model shall include: the request for the patent for utility model, the specification, the drawings of the specification, the claims, the abstract and the drawings of the abstract. An application for a patent for utility model must have a description and drawings. Where a patent agency is entrusted, a power of attorney shall be submitted. To apply for fee reduction, an application for fee reduction and corresponding supporting documents shall be submitted.
2. Review stage
China implements a preliminary examination system for utility model patent applications. During the preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of correction to the formal problems in the application documents. The applicant makes corrections to the notice. At the same time, the examiner will examine whether it belongs to the customer protected by the utility model patent. If there are customers who are not protected by the utility model patent, the examiner will issue a notice of examination opinions, and the applicant will reply to the notice of examination opinions or modify the application documents.
The utility model patent is only a preliminary examination, and there is no substantive examination like the invention patent application.
If you don't know or have other questions about the application process and expenses of Suzhou invention patent, you can consult a professional intellectual property consultant.
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