Port communicationHow does a company apply for a patent? First，We should seize the time of patent application。Since patents have a "first-to-file, first-served" principle，Generally speaking，Patent application time should be sooner rather than later，Obtain patent rights as soon as possible(Even the application number)will win business opportunities as soon as possible。Patent work should begin early in product development，Completed in trial production，It is best to submit application documents before putting them on the market.。
If the product needs to be further improved after it is put on the market,，The so-called second generation、The launch of the third generation and other series of products，Then we can add a new patent based on the original application，Make a new rights request，At this time we still enjoy a "first come first serve" policy
Advantages
，That is, similar patent applications are pending，Those who have applied for relevant patents will have priority。
Some companies are relatively low-key when it comes to patent applications.，I am afraid that my core technology will be mastered and plagiarized by the same industry when the patent is announced.，Not conducive to increasing the market share of one's own products。This leads to the misunderstanding of intellectual property protection.。we must believe，The market competition mechanism is towards "fairness"、just、Developed in the direction of "openness"，Our patent publication is not to facilitate counterfeiters，It is more effective in combating unfair competitors such as infringement.。
Step 2，We need to determine the ways for companies to apply for patents。
First, companies must apply for patents themselves.，That is, patent documents are written by internal personnel of the company，Then submit it directly to the local or State Intellectual Property Office Patent Office for acceptance in written or electronic form.;Second, enterprises entrust intellectual property agencies to handle patents.，Patent documents are written by a patent attorney、Submit etc.;Third, patent applications are completed through cooperation between enterprises and intellectual property agencies.，agency consultation、The role of service，The patent document is under the guidance of the agency，Written and modified by professional and technical personnel within the company。
To ensure the smooth progress of patent application，first way，must
Require
Internal personnel doing patent work have experience in patent applications，Steps to apply for a patent、formalities、Familiar with the format of relevant patent documents, etc.，Rather than taking detours，Artificially lengthening the application time。Second way，It highlights "because of professionalism"，So don’t worry” principle。
But when looking for a patent attorney，To make patent application smoother，Also pay attention to the agency direction of the agent。Current patent agents are generally divided into mechanical，Chemical industry，Three directions of electrons，Therefore, the agent is also "specialized in the field"，There are also specialties in the profession。The third way，Highlighting the team spirit of "strong cooperation"，This is what we strongly advocate。Companies and agencies complement each other in patent applications，It will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort。
When companies choose ways to apply for patents，In addition to considering the above issues，You should also consider your own economic strength，Because patent applications still need to pay relevant
cost
of。Related fees required for patent application
cost
consists of two parts：First, the application fee submitted to the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office、annual fee、Invention patent application examination fees, etc.，The second is the patent agency submitted to the intellectual property agency、Search、consult、Services etc.
cost
。
In order to encourage patent applications, the national and local governments，Different incentive policies have been introduced accordingly.，Therefore, for companies that are really in difficulty，When the relevant certification procedures are complete，Part one
cost
Can get a large part or even all of the reductions。As for the second part
cost
，Agents currently on the market
cost
uneven，There are no relevant industry specifications yet。this part
cost
It cannot be reduced or reduced，should be planned in advance and within the company’s financial budget。
Step 3，Enterprises need to determine the type of patent application。Patent types are divided into invention patents、Utility model patent、Three types of design patents。invention refers to product、Methods or new technical solutions proposed by their improvements。Utility model refers to the shape of the product、Construct or combine new technical solutions suitable for practical use。
Appearance design refers to the shape of the product、Patterns or combinations of colors and shapes、The combination of patterns creates new designs that are both aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial applications.。Most people always think that inventions have higher technological content than utility models.，In fact, the content of inventions and utility models is
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There is no essential difference in，It’s just that the approval procedures and patent protection years are different.。
During the patent application process，Invention patents require substantive examination，The approval time is generally extended to 2 to 3 years，Utility model patents do not require actual examination，The approval time will be reduced to 8~10 months。After patent authorization，The right protection period of invention patent is 20 years，The utility model patent period is 10 years。 therefore，In the actual operation of patents，Enterprises can determine the application type based on the specific nature of the product.。
If the product’s new technological content is not high(Relative to published patents)，And eager to occupy the market，and are expected to exist in the market only for a short period of time(Either eliminate or update)，Then use utility model as the application type。otherwise，Product technology content is high(Relative to published patents)，Want to occupy the market for a long time，or it is easy to introduce new ones based on this，Then the patent is applied for as an invention。
For design patents，We should have a bit of a "quick success" perspective，Generally suitable for shape protection of fashion products。 at last，Our company needs to fill in the form，Complete relevant procedures and certificates。If a company uses an agency in patent application，Then signed the "Patent Application Agency Contract" with the agency(Generally drawn up by the agency)back，The agency has an obligation to remind you how to do these things，Just follow their instructions step by step。
This includes the compilation of relevant technical documents and information about the product.，Patent agency power of attorney(Provided by the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office)Fill in and stamp，Approval confirmation of application documents written by patent attorney，Go to the competent department to issue and submit the unit’s economic benefit certificate
cost
Mitigation Request(If you want to apply for a patent
cost
exemption)wait。
If the company wants to apply by itself，Then go to the State Intellectual Property Office website to download(Or go to the local patent department to get it，Or apply by mail to the General Office of the Preliminary Examination and Process Management Department of the Patent Office.)Required forms and instructions for filling them out，These include：Request letter(Request for invention patent、Utility Model Patent Request Form、Three types of design patent applications)，right
Require
Book(Common to inventions and utility models)，manual(Common to inventions and utility models)，Instructions with pictures(Common to inventions and utility models)，Summary of instructions(Common to inventions and utility models)，Abstract with drawings(Common to inventions and utility models)。
If it is an invention，You also need to download the "Request for Substantive Examination" for submission later in the application process。Design patents except for "Design Patent Request"，You also need to download "appearance design pictures or photos"、"Brief description of appearance design" is enough。For the above three patents，If a company wants to reduce patents
cost
，Need to download "
cost
Mitigation Request Letter"。These are the documents required to apply for a patent.。
If under special circumstances，Patent requires compulsory license or
Require
Announcement in advance, etc.，You need to download the relevant forms。 then，Enterprises need to search relevant patent documents，Carefully analyze and compare relevant patents，"Know yourself and know the enemy",Thereby highlighting the “novelty” of one’s own patent，Make your patent rights "targeted"，There will be no infringement trouble。 The above is all preparation work，Please follow the instructions below for filling out the form.，Fill out the form carefully。
The patent request is the basis for determining the type of patent to be applied for.，Inventions should be selected as needed、One of utility models or designs。The instruction manual is a clear explanation of how to apply for a patent.、complete description，Its goals are based on “what technicians in the technical field can achieve”。right
Require
The book is based on the instruction manual，Describe the technical features to be patented，clear、Briefly state the scope of patent protection requested。
Instructions generally cannot contain illustrations, etc.，Therefore, the accompanying drawings in the manual are a powerful supplement to the manual.。Drawings should be drawn using drawing tools and black ink，Which guideline applies numeric codes，Try to avoid the appearance of text。in addition，To apply for a patent, you must submit an abstract，The content is a summary of what is disclosed in the application.，Limit to 300 words。If there are drawings, an abstract of the description and accompanying drawings should also be submitted.，Generally, it is one of the pictures attached to the manual.。
When applying for a design patent, pictures or photos of the design must be submitted，A brief description should be provided if necessary。this process，Is the key to patent application,Need to think again and again，Think carefully。 All these are done，Then the file is submitted。Application documents can be submitted in person to the Patent Office or its offices in various places, or sent by mail to the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office.。
If you want to apply for a patent
cost
exemption，Then you have to go to the higher authorities(Such as local intellectual property offices, etc.)Issue the "Unit Economic Benefit Certificate" and fill in the "
cost
Mitigation Request Letter"，And be submitted together with the patent application documents。 Through the above introduction，Do you know something about patent applications??do you think，It is not very troublesome for our company to apply for product patents.?Then act quickly!Apply for a patent，Protect your company’s intellectual property rights as soon as possible。
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