1) Conditions for granting an invention patent:
1. Novelty: refers to the fact that the same invention or utility model has not been published in domestic and foreign publications before the filing date, has not been publicly used in China or is known to the public in other ways, and has not been applied by others to the State Patent Administration Department and recorded in the patent application documents published after the filing date.
2. Creativity: Compared with the existing technology before the filing date, the utility model has substantial features and progress.
3. Practicality: It means that the utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects.
(2) Materials to be submitted when applying:
1, the name of the invention patent;
2, the invention patent belongs to the technical field and background technology;
3. Accomplish the purpose of the present invention;
4. Technical scheme for achieving the purpose of the invention;
5. Attached drawings (inventions in the mechanical field must have attached drawings): You can clearly see the structure of the product and distinguish the connection relationship of various parts, but it is an exploded view, a sectional view, etc. ;
6. Specific embodiment (Complete the specific embodiment of the present invention);
7. The best effect that the invention can achieve;
8. The applicant needs the seal of the unit; Personal signature of the applicant for personal needs;
9. A copy of the business license required by the applicant; If the applicant is an individual, a copy of the personal identity card is required;
10, providing the applicant's name, detailed address, telephone number, postcode, designer's name and other clear materials.
? For applications involving microorganisms, the following items should be completed:
1. Before the application date, submit the microbial strains to the microbial strain preservation unit designated by the Patent Office for preservation;
? 2. Indicate the name, address, preservation date and serial number of the unit that preserved the microbial strain, as well as the classification and naming of the microbial strain in the request;
? 3. Provide information on microbial characteristics in the application documents;
? 4. Submit the preservation certificate and survival certificate issued by the preservation unit within three months from the date of application.
(3) Precautions:
1. Before applying for a patent, the applicant had better search the patent literature to see if there is the same technology as the invention technology for which he has applied for a patent. The retrieval can be done in the supervisor of the agent;
2, the invention cycle is long, but the requirements are higher than the utility model, the review cycle is longer and the cost is higher. If you need to get authorization as soon as possible, you can ask for disclosure in advance at the same time of application;
3, the invention patent within three years from the date of application, it shall request substantive examination, and pay the substantive examination fee;
4. This technical scheme objectively and reliably reflects the technical problems to be solved by the present invention, further explains its effects, clearly and completely describes the technical features of the technical scheme adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems, and at the same time explains its beneficial effects;
5. If there are drawings, the name of the drawings shall be indicated, and the contents of the drawings shall be briefly explained. In the case of a large number of parts, it is allowed to explain the specific parts names in the attached drawings in the form of a list;
6. Time required: it takes about three years for the invention to be applied for and authorized, and the invention patent certificate will be issued about three months after the registration formalities are completed.