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Applying procedures 申請(qǐng)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(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. If necessary, it should be supported by drawings.
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?
獲得專利我要等多長(zhǎng)時(shí)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(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。
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(shí)間看看是否有異議。只有一切都沒有問題時(shí)，專利方可注冊(cè)。
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(gè)問題。我不知道專利的保護(hù)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(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。
A: Does every country specify the same duration of protection?
每個(gè)國(guó)家規(guī)定的保護(hù)期限時(shí)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(guó)都對(duì)專利人給予了最低15年的專利保護(hù)。在一些國(guó)家，發(fā)明專利的保護(hù)期是20年。
A: What are the criteria for granting patent rights?
授予專利的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是什么？
B: They are similar to those in other countries: novelty, inventiveness and praticability.
標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和別國(guó)相似，都要求具備新穎性，創(chuàng)造性和實(shí)用性。
1. “utility models”是“實(shí)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(gè)特征，分別是“新穎性，創(chuàng)造性和實(shí)用性”。
