If you want to develop a set of restaurant equipment, how to apply for a patent?

According to Article 8 of the Patent Law, unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent for an invention-creation completed by two or more entities or individuals, or an invention-creation completed by one or more units or individuals under the entrustment of other units or individuals, belongs to the entity or individual that completed or jointly completed the invention-creation; After the application is approved, the applicant is the patentee.

We can find that after finding a cooperative developer, you need to enter into an agreement (contract) stipulating that after the completion of the invention and creation, you have the right to apply for a patent, because according to the provisions of the Patent Law, the applicant is also the patentee after the patent is granted. You have to be cautious.

As for the development of the equipment, according to the specific situation of the equipment, patent mining can be carried out, and the overall patent layout can be applied for a patent.

In fact, in the process of research and development, it is possible to apply for patent rights one after another, because the patent grant also needs to take into account the filing date (i.e., the same invention and creation that is applied for later will not be patentable, and the patent is time-limited).

As for the drafting and declaration of patents, you can contact me by shouting, we can provide services, or you can find a local patent agency to act as an agent.

It should be pointed out that the patent protects the technical solution, so if there is no equipment (product) model produced, it can also be patented, such as CAD drawings, which can explain the working principle of Zheng Huibo's equipment.

Pure hand-to-hand, you can chat with me privately if you have any questions.