A:我想申請(qǐng)專利,但不知道如何準(zhǔn)備,你能幫我嗎?
B: Sure.glad to help. First you need submit a request.a description and a claim. The description is particularly important. lf necessary .it should be supported by drawings.
B:當(dāng)然,很高興能幫忙,首先,你需要提交一份申請(qǐng)書,一份說明書和一份要求書。說明書尤其重要,必要的話,說明書應(yīng)配有插圖。
A: How long shall I have to wait for the approval?
A:獲得專利我要等多長時(shí)間?
B:哦,專利審查需要時(shí)間。專利局會(huì)在18個(gè)月內(nèi)公布結(jié)果,公告專利。即使到那時(shí),您也拿不到專利證書。
B: Well.examination takes time. The Patent Office will announce the result and notify the application within 18 months. Even then you still don't get the patent certificate.
A:為什么?
A: Why?
B:專利局還需要90天時(shí)間看看是否有異議只有一切都沒問題時(shí),專利方可注冊(cè)。
B: The Patent OffiCe needs 90 days to wait for any possible opposition. Only when everything is Ok will the patent be registered.
A:我明白了,我還有一個(gè)問題。我不知道專利的保護(hù)期限為什么只有15年?
A: I see. But I have another question. I don't know the reason why the duration of protection is only 15 years?
B:只有一種專利權(quán)保護(hù)期限是15年,發(fā)明專利保護(hù)期限是15年。至于實(shí)用新型和外觀設(shè)計(jì)專利,保護(hù)期更短,只有5年。
B: This is only for one of the patent rights. For invention the duration of protection is 15 years. For utility models and designs.the duration of protection is even shorter.only for 5 years protection.
A:每個(gè)國家規(guī)定的保護(hù)期限是否都一致?
A:Does every country specify the same duration of protectionv
B:不是,各國都對(duì)專利人給予了最低15年的專利保護(hù)。在一些國家,發(fā)明專利的保護(hù)期是20年。
B:No.15-year protection is the minimum protection any country will grant its patentees. In some countries. the patent right duration for invention is 20 years.
A:授予專利的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是什么?
A:What are the criteria for granting patent rights"'
B:標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和別國相似,都要求具備新穎性,創(chuàng)造性和實(shí)用性。
B:They are similar to those in other countries novelty inventiveness and practicability.