1. To apply for a patent for invention, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for invention, the specification (which shall be submitted with drawings), the patent claim, the abstract (which shall be attached with drawings when necessary) and other documents.
2. For an application for a patent for invention involving amino acid or nucleotide sequence, the specification shall include a sequence table, which shall be submitted as a separate part of the specification, and a copy of the computer-readable form of the sequence table that meets the requirements of China National Intellectual Property Administration.
3. To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the specification, the drawings of the specification, the patent claim, the abstract and its drawings.
4. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs, a brief description of the design and other documents. Where color protection is needed, color pictures or photographs shall also be submitted. Orthographic views of the same product with the same design should adopt the same expression, that is, all views should be drawn, all views should be rendered or all views should be photos, and different expressions are not allowed to be mixed.
Second, the patent application process and steps
1. Query before application
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2, patent application steps
(1) An application for a patent for invention
① The examination and approval process of an application for a patent for invention: patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-publication-substantive examination request-substantive examination-authorization.
(2) Documents to be submitted when applying for a patent for invention:
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, technical field, background technology, invention content, attached drawings and specific implementation methods of the invention patent.
3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the invention, and clearly and concisely state the content to be protected.
4) Drawings in the specification: Invention patents often have drawings. If only words can describe the technical scheme clearly and completely, there is no need for drawings.
(2) An application for a patent for utility model
① Approval process of utility model patent application: patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-authorization.
(2) Documents to be submitted when applying for a patent for utility model:
1) request: including the name of the utility model patent, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc.
2) Description: including the name, technical field, background technology, invention content, drawings and specific implementation of the utility model patent. The contents of the manual should be written in detail, and the technical contents mentioned shall be subject to the realization after reading by ordinary technicians in this technical field.
3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the utility model, and clearly and concisely state the contents of the requested protection.
4) Illustration: The patent for utility model must have attached drawings.
5) Description summary: clearly reflect the technical problem to be solved by the invention, the main points and main uses of the technical scheme to solve this problem.
(3) An application for a patent for appearance
① Application process of appearance patent: patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-authorization.
(two) the appearance patent documents to be submitted:
1) request: including the name of design patent, designer's name, applicant's name, name and address, etc.
2) Design pictures or photos: There are at least two groups of pictures or photos (front view, back view, top view, bottom view, left view, right view and stereoscopic view if necessary).
3) Brief description of design: A brief description of design shall be submitted when necessary.
Third, the patent application fee
The application fee for invention patent is 950 yuan (including the printing fee 50 yuan).
There are three kinds of patents, namely invention, utility model and design.
The following are the application fees for various patents:
(1) 950 yuan (including 50 yuan for printing) for the application of invention patent.
(2) The application fee for utility model patent is 500 yuan.
(3) The application fee for design patent is 500 yuan.
(4) The examination fee for the invention application is 2500 yuan.