A:我想申请专利，但不知道如何准备，你能帮我吗?
B: Sure.glad to help. First you need submit a request.a description and a claim. The description is particularly important. lf necessary .it should be supported by drawings.
B:当然，很高兴能帮忙，首先，你需要提交一份申请书，一份说明书和一份要求书。说明书尤其重要，必要的话，说明书应配有插图。
A: How long shall I have to wait for the approval?
A：获得专利我要等多长时间?
B：哦，专利审查需要时间。专利局会在18个月内公布结果，公告专利。即使到那时，您也拿不到专利证书。
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.
A:为什么?
A: Why?
B:专利局还需要90天时间看看是否有异议只有一切都没问题时，专利方可注册。
B: The Patent OffiCe needs 90 days to wait for any possible opposition. Only when everything is Ok will the patent be registered.
A：我明白了，我还有一个问题。我不知道专利的保护期限为什么只有15年?
A: I see. But I have another question. I don't know the reason why the duration of protection is only 15 years?
B：只有一种专利权保护期限是15年，发明专利保护期限是15年。至于实用新型和外观设计专利，保护期更短，只有5年。
B: This is only for one of the patent rights. For invention the duration of protection is 15 years. For utility models and designs.the duration of protection is even shorter.only for 5 years protection.
A：每个国家规定的保护期限是否都一致?
A:Does every country specify the same duration of protectionv
B:不是，各国都对专利人给予了最低15年的专利保护。在一些国家，发明专利的保护期是20年。
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.
A:授予专利的标准是什么?
A:What are the criteria for granting patent rights"'
B:标准和别国相似，都要求具备新颖性，创造性和实用性。
B:They are similar to those in other countries novelty inventiveness and practicability.
