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Table of Contents

What is a patent?1

Feature of a patent2

Three main types of patent4

Patent vs. Intellectual Property3

Overview of patent application5

What Is a Patent?

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a

state (national government) to anyone who

invents or discovers any new and useful process,

machine, article of manufacture, or composition

of matter, or any new and useful improvement

thereof.  ???

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What Is a Patent?

•Be invisible assets

property right

•Protect own market

weapon

•Gain potential wealth

stepping-stone

Features of a Patent★ Exclusivity

One invention can only be granted with one patent, and without the permission

of the patent holder, no person is allowed to make, market, use, import, etc this

patent. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a patent infringement.

★ Territory

The effectiveness of a patent is somewhat limited to certain country or regions,

with no restraining force on other country or region, if a patent is granted in

certain country according to the patent law in that country or region.

★ Temporality

The protection term of a patent is limited, which is 20 years in the United States.

Patent vs. Intellectual Property

★ Patent falls within the scope of IP (Intellectual

property) which includes copyright, trademark,

patent, industrial design right and trade secrets.

★ Intellectual property is a creation that comes from a

mind. It may be formed through written expression,

inventions, art, music, films, photographs and even

as a business symbol. While patent is a method to

protect an invention.

patent

trademark

Industrial design right

trade secret

copyright

Patent vs. Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

What is Patentable?To gain a valid patent, your invention must meet all the criteria

below:

Novel

Unobvious

Applicable

We made a special PPT on the topic of “Can We Patent” before, hence, for more information, you may refer to that feature by clicking here… Thanks!

Tip:

Three Main Types of Patent

1. Utility Patent:patents on inventions which function in a new way or to provide a new result

2. Design Patent:patents on the aesthetic design or ornamentation of something that already exists; no change for functionality of the object, only gives it a novel appearance

3. Plant Patent:patents on types of plants that may be reproduced by grafts and cuttings

Ways to Apply A Patent

1. Apply a patent by yourself

• Direct• Money-saving

2. Entrust the patent

application to certain patent

agency

• High success rates• Fast

Where Can You Apply a Patent?

• United Kingdom Patent Office• State Intellectual Property Office of China• USPTO• Japan Patent Office…

National Patent Office

• European Patent Office, etc.• it grants European patents for the

contracting states to the European Patent Convention

Regional Patent Office

• an international patent application office• headquartered in Geneva, SwitzerlandWIPO

Where Can You Apply a Patent?

Patent Application Office

Types of U.S. Patent Application provisional application

1. Allow filling without any formal patent claims, oath or declaration or any information disclosure statement. 2. Less costly

non-provisional application1. Also called patent application, and contains at least a specification, all the drawing figures and at least one claim.2. More common

Patent Cooperation Treaty

★ The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international

patent law treaty, which provides a unified procedure for

filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of

its contracting states.

★ A patent application filed under the PCT is called

an international application. It is another most important

international treaty in the field of patent after Paris

Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

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