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Hello! You can go to the search office at the top right of the national intellectual property network to see if someone else has applied for it, and you can also compare it.

Good luck! Steps to apply for a patent:

1. In the case of an invention patent, the application documents shall include: the application for the invention patent, the abstract, the abstract drawings (if applicable), the description, the claims, and the drawings of the description (if applicable), each in duplicate.

2. Where an application for a utility model patent is made, the application documents shall include: the application for the utility model patent, the abstract, the abstract drawings (if applicable), the description, the claims, and the drawings of the description, each in duplicate.

3. If applying for a design patent, the application documents shall include: the application for the design patent, ** or ** (if the color protection is claimed, the color ** or ** shall be submitted) and a brief description of the design, each in duplicate. If ** is submitted, both copies should be **, and if ** is submitted, both copies should be **, and ** or ** should not be mixed.

Patent Application Approval Process:

1. Patent application examination and approval process: patent application, acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination request, substantive examination, authorization.

The acceptance notice will be issued within 7 working days, and the registration will be completed in about 3 years.

2. Approval process for utility model patent application: patent application, acceptance, preliminary examination, announcement, authorization.

The acceptance notice will be issued within 7 working days, and the registration will be completed in 10-12 months.

3. The process of applying for a design patent: patent application, acceptance, preliminary examination, announcement, and authorization.

The acceptance notice will be issued within 7 working days, and the registration will be completed in about 10 months.

Methods for applying for a patent for personal invention: 1. The parties themselves or entrust others to apply to the patent administration department; 2. After receiving the invention patent application, the patent administration department shall conduct a preliminary examination for a period of 18 months; 3. If the invention patent application passes the substantive examination within three years from the filing date, the invention patent certificate shall be issued, and it shall be registered and announced at the same time. China's Patent Laws and Regulations:

Where an application is made for a patent for invention or utility model, a written request, a written statement of the liquid is boiling, and its abstract and claims and other documents shall be submitted. Legal basis: Article 26 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China Where an application for an invention or utility model patent is made, the request, the description and its abstract and claims shall be submitted.

The request shall state the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant, and other matters. The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the invention by a person skilled in the field of technical equipment; Where necessary, drawings should be available. The abstract shall briefly describe the technical points of the invention or utility model.

The claims shall be based on the description and clearly and concisely define the scope of the claimed patent protection. For inventions and creations that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall indicate in the patent application documents the direct and original nature of the genetic resources; If the applicant is unable to explain the original **, the reasons shall be stated. Article 33 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China The applicant may amend the patent application documents, but the amendments to the invention and utility model patent application documents shall not exceed the scope of the original description and claims, and the modification of the design patent application documents shall not exceed the scope of the original ** or ** expression.

Article 35 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that within three years from the filing date of an application for an invention patent, the patent administration department may, at the request of the applicant at any time, conduct a substantive examination of the application; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn. When the patent administration department deems it necessary, it may conduct a substantive examination of the invention patent application on its own. Article 39 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China Where no reason for rejection is found in an application for invention patent after substantive examination, the patent administration department shall make a decision to grant the invention patent, issue a certificate of invention patent, and register and announce it at the same time.

The invention patent right shall take effect from the date of publication.

1.The process of applying for a personal patent is as follows:

1) Consultation. Consult patent-related knowledge to understand the basic process and theory;

2) Prepare technical disclosures;

3) For Chinese patent searches, the search fee should be paid first. Confirm the novelty of the contents of the preliminary application in the Chinese patent and prevent infringement of the patent rights of others in China;

4)**。According to the original materials provided by the applicant, the applicant shall draft the application documents that comply with the provisions of the Patent Law, the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law and the Examination Guidelines;

5) Acceptance. After receiving the application documents mailed or submitted, the State Patent Office shall send back the notice of acceptance;

6) Preliminary examination. The National Patent Office conducts a preliminary examination of the application documents submitted.

2.Legal basis: Article 22 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China.

Patented inventions and utility models shall be novel, inventive and practical.

Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; No unit or individual has filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the patent administration department before the filing date, and it is recorded in the patent application documents published or published after the filing date.

Inventive step refers to the fact that the invention has outstanding substantive features and significant progress compared with the prior art, and the utility model has substantial features and progress.

Practicality refers to the fact that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used by a person who has been closed and can produce positive effects.

For the purposes of this Law, the term "prior art" refers to technology known to the public at home and abroad before the filing date.