外貿英語話題王(MP3+中英字幕) 第111期:申請程序

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?

A: 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.

B: 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?

A: 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.

B: 哦，專利審查需要時間。專利局會在18個月內公佈結果，公告專利。即使到那時，您也拿不到專利證書。

A: Why?

A: 爲什麼？

B: The Patent Office needs 90 days to wait for any possible opposition. Only when everything is OK will the patent be registered.

B: 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，專利方可註冊。

A: I see. But I have another question. I don't know the reason why the duration of protection is only 15 years?

A: 我明白了，我還有一個問題。我不知道專利的保護期爲什麼只有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.

B: 只有一種專利權保護期限是15年，發明專利保護期限是15年。至於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?

A: 每個國家規定的保護期限時候都一致？

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.

B: 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，發明專利的保護期是20年。

A: What are the criteria for granting patent rights?

A: 授予專利的標準是什麼？

B: They are similar to those in other countries: novelty, inventiveness and praticability.

B: 標準和別國相似，都要求具備新穎性，創造性和實用性。