专利是一种知识产权，是指国家授予发明者或其他权利人对其发明、实用新型或外观设计在一定时期内享有排他性使用权的权利。通过申请和获得专利，发明者或权利人可以在一定时间内独自享有对其发明的权利，防止他人未经许可在专利保护范围内进行制造、使用、销售或进口同类产品。专利制度的目的是鼓励创新，促进科技进步和社会发展。
I set about working in the current Patent Office after resigning from the court personnel. Competent and dynamic, I never feel passive while diving into the identifications of whether applications are valid and practical according to the new version of the criteria.
有一次，有个人用不锈钢丝和绳子制作了一架三角形的直升飞机。他致电给我们，高兴地声称其确实牢固，而且方便使用，从不发生故障。我请他稍等，但这个天真的人挂了电话就开始从院子里起飞。我拨打他在电话簿上的号码试图回电给他，却无法接通。
With the expectation of distinguishing their own importance, some people leave the beaten track and file strange products with us now and then, for example, lantern that can be attached on your forehead, cubic walnuts, refrigerator made of straw and glue, perfume that nobody can bear to smell, and so on.
为了显示与众不同，时不时就有人违反常规，向我们提交一些奇怪的产品申请，例如固定在前额的信号灯、立方体的胡桃、用稻草和胶水制作的冰箱、没人能受得了的香水等
Once, a man made a triangle helicopter out of stainless wires and string. He called us up and merrily claimed it was stable and convenient to use, and never out of order. I asked him to hang on, but this innocent man just rang off and set out to fly from his courtyard. I dialed his number in the directory trying to ring him back, but never got through.
从法院人事部辞职后，我开始在现在的专利局工作。我工作起来既称职又有活力，在投身于根据新版的申请标准鉴定专利申请，以防他们无效或不实用时，我从未感觉到消极没劲
Merciful God blessing, an abrupt freezing rainfall made his powder wet. Luckily, the trouble was without any extension except that he crashed into a greengrocer’s making all the ripe fruits become messy jam. When people seized this crazy man with caution and sobered him by tapping his face, he complained about the bad weather instead of associating his failure with his unscientific design.
仁慈的上帝保佑，一场突然降临的冻雨打湿了他的火药，使他造成的麻烦没有扩大，只是撞入一间水果店，把所有成熟的水果都压成一塌糊涂的果酱。当人们小心地抓住这个失去理智的人，轻轻拍打他的脸使他清醒过来时，他还在抱怨糟糕的坏天气，却没有将他的失败与他不科学的设计联系起来。
Have we got the award of the patent? 我们获得专利权了吗?
Not yet. 还没有。
Yes, we have! 是已经获得了。
It will take another 6 months. 还要再等6个月。
What are the claims of the invention? 什么是发明的专利权?
You have to come up with something that nobodyhas done before. Those are called claims of thepatent. 你必须发明从来没有人做过的东西。这些就叫做专利权。
When should I apply for a patent if I have an invention? 如果我有一项发明，什么时候适合申请专利呢?
You have to do it within one year. 你得在一年内申请。
It has to be within one year after you've shown your invention publicly. 必须在公布你的发明后一年之内。
When does the patent expire? 专利什么时候终止?
In our country, it expires in 10 years. 在我国，专利十年后终止。
It depends on different countries. 不同国家情况不同。
Who issues the patent? 谁来授予专利?
In China, it is the Patent Bureau. 在中国是专利局。
Sorry, I am not sure. 抱歉，我不清楚。
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. If necessary, it should be supported by drawings.
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?
获得专利我要等多长时间?
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，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。
A: Why?
为什么?
B: The Patent Office needs 90 days to wait for any possible opposition. Only when everything is OK will the patent be registered.
专利局还需要90天时间看看是否有异议。只有一切都没有问题时，专利方可注册。
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，我还有一个问题。我不知道专利的保护期为什么只有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。
A: Does every country specify the same duration of protection?
每个国家规定的保护期限时候都一致?
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。
A: What are the criteria for granting patent rights?
授予专利的标准是什么?
B: They are similar to those in other countries: novelty, inventiveness and praticability.
标准和别国相似，都要求具备新颖性，创造性和实用性。