Can an individual apply for a patent and how?

You can apply for it.

(a) the invention patent application?

1. Patent application for invention approval process patent application - acceptance - preliminary examination - publication - request for substantive examination - substantive examination - authorization

2. Invention patent documents to be submitted

(1) request: including the name of the patent for invention, the name of the inventor or designer, the applicant's name and name, address and so on.

(2) specification: including the name of the patent for invention, the technical field to which it belongs, the background technology, the content of the invention, the description of the accompanying drawings and the specific mode of implementation.

(3) Claims: describes the technical characteristics of the invention, and clearly and briefly expresses the content of the request for protection.

(4) specification drawings: patents for inventions are often accompanied by drawings, if the text alone is sufficient to clearly and completely describe the technical program, there can be no drawings.

(2) utility model patent application

1. utility model patent application approval process patent application - acceptance - preliminary examination - announcement - authorization

2. utility model patent application documents need to be submitted

(1) request: including the name of the utility model patent, the name of the inventor or designer, the applicant's name and name, address and so on.

(2) specification: including the name of the utility model patent, the technical field, background technology, the content of the invention, the accompanying drawings and specific implementation. The content of the specification should be written in detail, the technical content should be read by ordinary technicians in the field of technology can be realized.

(3) Claims: the technical characteristics of the utility model, clear and concise expression of the content of the request for protection.

(4) specification drawings: utility model patents must be illustrated with drawings.

(5) summary of the specification: clearly reflect the technical problem to be solved by the invention, the main points of the technical solution to the problem and the main use

(C) the application for a patent for appearance

1. The process of applying for a patent for appearance patent patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination -Publication -Authorization

2. Appearance Patent Documents to be Submitted

(1) Request: Including the name of the appearance patent, the name of the designer, the applicant's name, name, address and so on.

(2) pictures or photographs of the design: at least two sets of pictures or photographs (front view, rear view, top view, elevation view, left view, right view, or if necessary, three-dimensional drawings)

(3) a brief description of the design: a brief description of the design should be submitted if necessary.

Expanded information:

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1. Patent for invention: a new technical solution for a product, a method or an improvement of a product or a method can be applied for a patent for invention;

2. Patent for utility model: a new technical solution for a product in terms of its shape, construction or combination thereof, suitable for practical use. Utility model patent: for the shape of the product, the structure or its combination of new technical solutions suitable for practical use, you can apply for a utility model patent;

3. Design patent: for the shape of the product, the pattern or its combination, and the combination of color and shape, pattern of the new design of aesthetic and suitable for industrial application, you can apply for a design patent.

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Patent Application Process-Baidu Encyclopedia