1, invention patent:
Application process: prepare the application documents → submit the application → accept the notice → pay the application fee, actual examination fee, publishing and printing fee and other related fees → preliminary examination → enter the publishing stage after passing the preliminary examination → substantive examination stage → review opinions → authorize or reject → authorize to pay the first annual fee → authorize the announcement → obtain the patent right and certificate.
Application time: It takes a long time to apply for an invention patent, usually about 2-3 years, or even longer. The specific time depends on the complexity of the review, the speed of the applicant's reply to the review opinions and other factors.
2, the utility model patent:
Application process: preparation of application documents → submission of application → acceptance notice → payment of application fee and other related fees → preliminary examination → authorization or rejection → authorization to pay annual fee for the first year → authorization announcement → obtaining patent right and certificate.
Application time: the application time of utility model patent is relatively short, which usually takes about 6- 10 months. The specific time depends on the complexity of the review and the speed at which the applicant responds to the review comments.
3, design patents:
Application process: preparation of application documents → submission of application → acceptance notice → preliminary examination → authorization or rejection → authorization to pay the annual fee for the first year → authorization announcement → obtaining patent right and certificate.
Application time: The application time for design patent is relatively shortest, which usually takes about 4-6 months. The specific time depends on the complexity of the review and the speed at which the applicant responds to the review comments.
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