Instruction
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Send us an application for a patent. A patent is issued by the state body - the Federal service for intellectual property (Rospatent). The patenting process of a product is a long and quite expensive, so patenting a product is necessary only when there is confidence in the necessity of this and in the further return of the invested financial means.
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Initially, you must conduct a patent search to make sure that a patent for a similar invention has not been previously issued. If a similar invention is registered, will have to prove that your better, more economical, etc.
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Patent search exercise as through special websites of international patent organizations and via the search in the regional library in the international classifier of patents.
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However, an independent search - it is very long and troublesome. In addition, there is a risk to make a mistake, so it is better to hire a patent attorney — it is more reliable.
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At the time of filing with Rospatent is necessary to prepare a package of documents describing the subject of a patent application, specifications, drawings. Pay the state duty in the established size for the application and for the examination of the patent and be patient.
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The timing of the review of the patents are quite large: up to 2 months for formal consideration, and, if the patent went through this stage, will do a detailed examination, which lasts up to 1 year, then you will be given a long-awaited patent.