Applying procedures 申請程序 A: I'm going to apply for a patent but I'm not sure how to prepare the application. Would you please help me?
我想申請專利，但不知道如何準備，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. If necessary, it should be supported by drawings.
當然，很高興能幫忙。首先，你需要提交一份申請書，一份說明書和一份要求書。說明書尤其重要，必要的話，說明書應配有插圖。
A: How long shall I have to wait for the approval?
獲得專利我要等多長時間？
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.
哦，專利審查需要時間。專利局會在18個月內(nèi)公布結果，公告專利。即使到那時，您也拿不到專利證書。
A: Why?
為什么？
B: The Patent Office needs 90 days to wait for any possible opposition. Only when everything is OK will the patent be registered.
專利局還需要90天時間看看是否有異議。只有一切都沒有問題時，專利方可注冊。
A: I see. But I have another question. I don't know the reason why the duration of protection is only 15 years?
我明白了，我還有一個問題。我不知道專利的保護期為什么只有15年？
B: This is only for one of the patent rights. For invention the duration of protection is even shorter, only for 5 years protection.
只有一種專利權保護期限是15年，發(fā)明專利保護期限是15年。至于實用新型和外觀設計專利，保護期更短，只有5年。
A: Does every country specify the same duration of protection?
每個國家規(guī)定的保護期候都一致？
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.
不是，各國都對專利人給予了最低15年的專利保護。在一些國家，發(fā)明專利的保護期是20年。
A: What are the criteria for granting patent rights?
授予專利的標準是什么？
B: They are similar to those in other countries: novelty, inventiveness and praticability.
標準和別國相似，都要求具備新穎性，創(chuàng)造性和實用性。
1. “utility models”是“實用新型”的意思。 2. specify這里是“規(guī)定”的意思，例如：The directions specify how the medicine is to be used（說明書上規(guī)定了這藥如何服用。）此外，specify還有“明確說明”的意思，例如：Do not include vat on the invoice unless specify. （發(fā)票上不要包括增值稅，除非有明確說明。） 3. “novelty, inventiveness and practicability”是專利的三個特征，分別是“新穎性，創(chuàng)造性和實用性”。
我想申請專利，但不知道如何準備，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. If necessary, it should be supported by drawings.
當然，很高興能幫忙。首先，你需要提交一份申請書，一份說明書和一份要求書。說明書尤其重要，必要的話，說明書應配有插圖。
A: How long shall I have to wait for the approval?
獲得專利我要等多長時間？
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.
哦，專利審查需要時間。專利局會在18個月內(nèi)公布結果，公告專利。即使到那時，您也拿不到專利證書。
A: Why?
為什么？
B: The Patent Office needs 90 days to wait for any possible opposition. Only when everything is OK will the patent be registered.
專利局還需要90天時間看看是否有異議。只有一切都沒有問題時，專利方可注冊。
A: I see. But I have another question. I don't know the reason why the duration of protection is only 15 years?
我明白了，我還有一個問題。我不知道專利的保護期為什么只有15年？
B: This is only for one of the patent rights. For invention the duration of protection is even shorter, only for 5 years protection.
只有一種專利權保護期限是15年，發(fā)明專利保護期限是15年。至于實用新型和外觀設計專利，保護期更短，只有5年。
A: Does every country specify the same duration of protection?
每個國家規(guī)定的保護期候都一致？
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.
不是，各國都對專利人給予了最低15年的專利保護。在一些國家，發(fā)明專利的保護期是20年。
A: What are the criteria for granting patent rights?
授予專利的標準是什么？
B: They are similar to those in other countries: novelty, inventiveness and praticability.
標準和別國相似，都要求具備新穎性，創(chuàng)造性和實用性。
1. “utility models”是“實用新型”的意思。 2. specify這里是“規(guī)定”的意思，例如：The directions specify how the medicine is to be used（說明書上規(guī)定了這藥如何服用。）此外，specify還有“明確說明”的意思，例如：Do not include vat on the invoice unless specify. （發(fā)票上不要包括增值稅，除非有明確說明。） 3. “novelty, inventiveness and practicability”是專利的三個特征，分別是“新穎性，創(chuàng)造性和實用性”。