How To Apply For International Patents?

Answer:

Generally speaking, when a Chinese individual or unit invent an invention, it can first apply for a national application to the Chinese patent office.

Then, within 12 months of the priority period, the international application is filed and priority is sought.

In this way, the applicant has 12 months to consider whether it is necessary to apply for a patent to a foreign country, through which way to make an application, and make necessary preparations for the application.

According to the relevant regulations, Chinese individuals or units can also directly apply for international applications after they have made inventions, but they must also designate China while designating foreign countries in the application.

According to the practice of patent agencies, the average patent application for each country is $4000~5000.

If we calculate in 5 countries, we need to prepare 20 thousand to 25 thousand dollars.

Moreover, it also has to pay for the international phase of PCT, which includes the pmission fee, search fee and international initial examination fee of about 2100 yuan (RMB), and the basic fees, designation fees and formalities fees collected by the international patent office about 1150 yuan (US dollars).

If it is an international application filed by individuals in China, the fees charged by the International Bureau can be reduced by 75%.

The patent agency will help the applicant fill out various forms, modify the application documents, and submit the application documents, payment fees and various formalities to the China Patent Office by the agency.