How to apply for an international patent
(1) Entrust a patent agency
Applicants filing international applications must entrust a nationally designated foreign-related patent agency. The agency will submit application documents, pay fees and handle various procedures to the China Patent Office.
(2) Selection of protection type in international application
Chinese applicants passed PCT The following key benefits can be obtained with the program:
1. Applicants can apply in Chinese;
2 , applicants can apply to the China Patent Office to request patent protection from foreign countries;
3. Applicants only A set of application documents needs to be submitted to the China Patent Office in Chinese (or English) to determine the filing date of the application, and it is considered to be an application filed in each designated country on the same day;
4. Before entering the national phase in each country, the applicant has obtained the international search report and international preliminary examination report , through these two reports, the applicant can make a preliminary judgment on the prospect of the application being granted patent rights by the patent offices of various countries, and thus decide whether it is necessary to continue the national phase;
5. The time to enter the national stage is postponed, so that applicants can decide whether it is necessary to enter the scheduled stage based on market prospects and technological progress. designated country. Delaying entry into the national phase generally does not affect the time when patent rights are granted.
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