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1. What are the key conditions for a successful patent application?

　　The necessary conditions for patent applications are invention and utility model patents, which must be novel, creative and practical. Design patents must not belong to existing designs; and no unit or individual has applied to the State Council Patent Administration Department for the same design before the application date, and the application is recorded in the patent documents published after the application date.

2. How long does the patent application process take?

　　The patent application process takes one and a half to two years. Patent applications generally go through five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination, and authorization. It takes eighteen months for the Trademark Office to publish a patent application that meets the preliminary examination standards, and then go through substantive examination before finally being authorized.

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It is difficult to achieve novelty, creativity and practicality.

秦天qintian0303

Invention patents and utility models are different. Utility models can be issued in half a year to a year, while inventions take at least two years.

UUC

Qintianqintian0303 posted on 2024-4-15 10:13 Invention patents and utility models are different. Utility models can be obtained in half a year to a year, while inventions take at least 2 years

How is a utility model defined? As long as it is innovative and different from what others already have, it will be fine.

秦天qintian0303

UUC posted on 2024-4-15 12:45 How to define a utility model? As long as it is innovative and different from what others already have, it will be fine

I don't quite understand this either. This is usually commissioned to be written by professionals. The technical points in the utility model cannot be exactly the same as others or be covered.

maychang

[Patent applications generally go through five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination, and authorization.]

Utility model patents do not require substantive examination.

xutong

Even if it takes only one year to invent something, it can be done

Nubility

Is it better to sell the patent to a company or apply for it yourself?

xutong

Nubility published on 2024-4-16 09:25 Is it better to sell the patent to a company or apply for it yourself

Sell it to the company, apply for it yourself

xutong

Nubility published on 2024-4-16 09:25 Is it better to sell the patent to a company or apply for it yourself

Applying by yourself requires you to prepare various formats and find a law firm yourself, which is very troublesome and you also have to pay for patent renewal.

UUC

maychang posted on 2024-4-15 17:07 [Patent applications generally go through five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination, and authorization.] Utility model patents do not need to go through substantive examination. ...

I heard the overall cycle is quite long.

UUC

xutong posted on 2024-4-16 09:35 If you apply by yourself, you have to deal with various formats, find a law firm by yourself, it is very troublesome, and you also have to pay for the renewal of the patent

It's similar to the difference between working for a boss and starting your own business. There is no guaranteed income.

UUC

Qintianqintian0303 posted on 2024-4-15 13:30 I don’t quite understand this either. This is usually commissioned to professionals. The technical points in the utility model cannot be exactly the same as others or be covered...

OK, I roughly checked the relevant information and found that there are many restrictions and requirements.

UUC

xutong posted on 2024-4-15 22:52 It can be done in one year

It probably depends on whether the information is prepared sufficiently. If you send it back for revision, some time will be wasted.

sint27

Apart from the difficulty of invention patents, appearance patents and utility models basically only require money, and you can find an agent to add, delete, and modify the patents, and the certificates will be issued in a few months.

xutong

UUC posted on 2024-4-17 21:02 It is similar to the difference between working for a boss and starting your own business. There is no guaranteed income.

Almost. Apply at the company first to get familiar with the whole process, consult the law firm's agency price, and if it is acceptable,

Circuit patents are difficult to prevent from being copied unless you are familiar with your competitors

xutong

UUC posted on 2024-4-17 21:04 It probably depends on whether the information is prepared sufficiently. If you send it back for revision, some time will be gone

Very innovative, the examiner can't find anything to compare, then it will be quickly