What are the procedures and materials needed to apply for a patent?

Legal analysis: 1. Patent application approval process: patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-publication-substantive examination request-substantive examination-authorization. 2. Documents to be submitted for patent application: 1. Request: including the name of the invention patent, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc. 2. Description: including the name of the invention patent, technical field, background technology, invention content, drawings and specific implementation methods; etc

Legal basis: Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), when applying for a patent for invention or utility model, a request, specification, abstract, patent right and other documents shall be submitted.

The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters.

The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained.

The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection.

For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.