1. How long does it take from vaccine patent application to commercial production
18 months.
Article 34 of the Patent Law
The patent administration department of the State Council receives the invention After a patent application is filed, if it is determined through preliminary examination that it meets the requirements of this Law, it will be published immediately after eighteen months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish the application as early as possible upon the applicant's request.
2. Patent application process
The invention patent application process includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination and authorization. Utility model or design patent applications have only three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization. The standard official fee for applying for an invention patent is 3,450 yuan, and the standard official fee for applying for a utility model or design patent is 500 yuan.Patent application process:
1. Acceptance by the Patent Office. To apply for a patent, the applicant should first submit a patent application to the State Intellectual Property Office. When submitting a patent application, he should submit the necessary application documents and pay relevant fees as required. After the applicant submits a patent application, the Patent Office determines the patent application date, gives the application number, and issues an acceptance notice.
2. Preliminary review. After the Patent Office accepts the application, it will conduct a preliminary examination of the patent application. After passing the preliminary review, it will be announced within 18 months from the date of application.
3. Publication stage
The invention patent application enters the publicity stage from the issuance of the preliminary examination qualification notice. stage, if the applicant does not submitIf a request for early disclosure is made, the disclosure preparation process will not begin until 18 months from the date of application. If the applicant requests early disclosure, the application will immediately enter the disclosure preparation process. After format review, editing and proofreading, computer processing, typesetting and printing.
4. Substantive review. If the substantive examination is qualified, the Patent Office will grant patent rights to the utility model or design patent applied for; if it is unqualified, the applicant should modify the application documents accordingly, grant the patent right if the application is qualified, and reject the patent application if it is unqualified.
5. Grant patent rights. After receiving the notice of grant of patent right, the applicant needs to go through the registration procedures. The applicant shall pay the patent registration fee, annual fee and announcement printing fee within the prescribed time limit, and shall also pay stamp duty on the patent certificate. The applicant can obtain the patent certificate only after completing the registration procedures.
It can be seen that it takes eighteen months from patent application to commercial production of a vaccine. During these eighteen months, the Patent Administration Department of the State Council reviews the applied patent and tests its effectiveness. Time to determine whether it meets the patent standards. If it meets the standards and the application is approved, it can be put into commercial production. The above is the legal advice provided by the editor of Legal Savior. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.
