For patent application procedures and precautions
First, how to apply for patent applications
Patent application shall be submitted for the necessary application documents, as required to pay fees. Patent application must be in paper form or electronic application form for. Oral statement can not be used to provide samples or models or methods, instead of paper or electronic application documents.
Variety of procedures should be required to file signature, the signature should be filled with the requested name or title of the book exactly. Signature may not be copied. Procedures for the transfer of rights, all applicants should have a signature, other procedures can be handled by the signature of the applicant's representative, appoint a patent agency, the signature should be handled by the patent agency.
Formalities to be accompanied by supporting documents or attachments, supporting documents and attachments should use the original or a copy of a copy may not be used. If only one of the original, you can use a copy, but need to be accompanied by a copy issued by a notary public consistent with the original proof.
Second, how to arrange the time of filing the application documents
Invention or utility model patent application documents shall be the following order: request, description summary, abstract drawings, claims, description, specification drawings. Design patent application documents shall be in accordance with a request, a picture or photo, brief description of the order. Various parts of the application documents should be numbered separately using Arabic numerals.
Third, the paper requirements for application documents
Quality of the paper application documents shall be equal to the quality copier paper. Not whether the use of words on paper, marks, boxes, lines. Various documents shall be of A4 size (210 mm × 297 mm) paper.
The paper application documents should be vertical use. Text should be arranged from left to right, the paper should be the top left and left 25 mm blank, right and bottom of the left 15 mm should be blank for use in publishing and reviewing. Application documents the first page of each part of the State Intellectual Property Office must be used to develop a unified form. These forms are available at the Patent Office of the hall to ask for advice, can also be obtained from the agency over the Patent Office or directly from the State Intellectual Property Office website.
Fourth, the application documents of text and writing requirements
Various parts of the application documents shall be used Chinese characters. Foreign names, place names and technical terms such as no unified Chinese translation, Chinese translation should be indicated in parentheses after the original. Attachments provided by the applicant or proven to be a foreign language, should be accompanied by a Chinese translation, application documents (including requests included) should use Times New Roman, italics, or typed or printed in italics, black writing, character height should be 3.5 ~ 4.5 mm between the spacing should be 2.5 to 3.5 mm. Required to submit two copies of the documents, one of which is original, and the other copy should be used, and to ensure that the contents of two files consistent. The documentation contains maps should be drawn with ink and drawing tools, or use graphics software to draw, clear lines should be uniform, may not be altered. Not use a blueprint.
Fifth, the contents of patent applications, the requirement of unity
A new patent for invention or utility model application shall be limited to one invention or utility model. Belongs to a general inventive concept of two or more inventions or utility models, as one application. A design patent applications should be limited to one design. The same product two or more similar designs, or for the same category and complete the sale or use of the product of two or more designs, as one application.
Sixth, the complete application documents and writing
Fill in the application documents and writing have specific requirements, the applicant can fill out on their own or write, you can also apply on behalf of patent agency.
Seven patent applications accepted
Patent Office or the Patent Office at the agency received the patent application, meet the conditions of admissibility of the application, will determine the filing date, to give the application number, issued notice of acceptance. The applicant personally Patent Office or the Patent Office at the agency's application file, if the number 10 below, when the application meets the conditions of admissibility of the review, in line with the conditions of admissibility of the notice of acceptance made on the spot.
Eight, received notice
Sent to the Patent Office at the application documents, usually in about a month to receive State Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter referred to as the Patent Office) the notice of acceptance, does not meet the conditions for acceptance, will receive notice and will not be accepted copies of application documents be returned. Patent Office has not received more than one month notice, the applicant shall in a timely manner to the Patent Office at the inquiry, and found that application or notice in the mail may be lost.
Nine, to submit application documents note
Patent to the Patent Office or other formalities, you can file the application or other documents in person or sent to the Patent Office to the Department, you can file the application personally to the Patent Office or sent to any agency. In the submission should pay attention to the following:
(1) submit application documents to the Patent Office or the formalities of the documents should use the State Intellectual Property Office to develop a unified form. To the State Intellectual Property Office can be obtained from the hall or in a letter obtained (Letter sent to: State Intellectual Property Office Ministry of First Instance issued a document and process management office).
(2) a table can only be used for a patent application.
(3) Any document submitted to the Patent Office, the applicant should be retained papers, application approval process to ensure complete consistency in the file, and review comments as a reply when the reference.
(4) The application documents are mailed, it shall be by registered letter. Can not be mailed by registered mail, you can use express mail, parcel post may not be used to apply the file. Registered letter stated in addition to the Patent Office or the Patent Office on the agency's full address (including zip code), should also be marked "Application Files" and "State Intellectual Property Office received at the close" or "State Intellectual Property Office patents × × Agency Board received "message. Application documents submitted by courier to the Patent Office and the Patent Office impose agency actually received the date of filing. A registered letter should only be installed with an application file. Mailing, the applicant shall take good care of registration receipt stub.
(5) the processing of patent applications in the Patent Office does not receive the sample, the sample or model. In the review process, the applicant should be required to submit samples or models examiner, if submitted in person at the Patent Office window, it should be a notice to produce review comments; mail should be on the mail states that "should the inspector × × × ( name) required by the model "message.
(6) the address of the applicant or patentee to change, should be promptly recorded to the Patent Office with the project changes; applicant to lift the agency relationship with the patent office, patent offices should process the change.
(7) the same applicant on the same day both on the same invention patent and utility model applications for invention patent applications, each application should be in the description. Not spelled out, the Patent Act does not apply Article 9, paragraph on the same applicant on the same day both on the same invention patent application for utility model patents and apply the requirement that the patent will not result in the authorization.
(8) any units or individuals in China, an invention or utility model, ready to apply directly to the foreign patent, it shall advance to the State Intellectual Property Office made confidential request for review, and details of their technology programs; knowledge to the state if the first Property Office Patent Office patent, but is ready then to the foreign patent or foreign bodies to the relevant international patent applications, foreign patent applications should be in or to the relevant foreign institutions to file a patent application before the international security review request, also at the national Intellectual Property Office patent also suggested confidential request for review. Submitted to the State Intellectual Property Office international patent applications, as also proposed a confidential request for review.
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