法律事務(wù)——發(fā)明與專利（1）
    1.Application of patent 申請(qǐng)專利
    A: When should I apply for a patent if I have an invention？
    B: It has to be within one year after you've shown your invention publicly.
    A：如果我有一項(xiàng)發(fā)明，什么時(shí)候適合申請(qǐng)專利呢？
    B：必須在公布你的發(fā)明后一年內(nèi)。
    2.Award of patent 授予專利權(quán)
    A: Have we got the award of patent?
    B: Not yet. It will take another six months.
    A：我們獲得專利權(quán)了嗎？
    B：還沒(méi)有，還要再等六個(gè)月。
    3.Expiration of patent 專利終止
    A: When does the patent expire?
    B: It depends on different countries. Some are ten years, and some are fifteen years.
    A：專利什么時(shí)候終止？
    B：不同國(guó)家情況不同，有的是十年，有的是五十年。
    4.Invention 發(fā)明
    A: When you have an invention, how do you decide if you can apply for a patent?
    B: There are three criterias. It has to be useful, novel, and not obvious.
    A：如果你有一項(xiàng)發(fā)明，如何判斷是否可以申請(qǐng)專利呢？
    B：有三個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，必須有用、新穎、不顯而易見(jiàn)。
    5.issue of patent 專利的授權(quán)
    A: Who issues the patent?
    B: In China, it is the Patent Bureau.
    A：誰(shuí)來(lái)授予專利？
    B：在中國(guó)是專利局。