Nowadays, the opening of catering enterprises is closely linked with the Internet, and the convenience of take-out makes it possible for many catering patent applications. The ways and methods in the production process and the machines used have become the focus of patent applications. This article will introduce the conditions for catering patent applications for everyone, so as to facilitate catering enterprises to apply for patents more conveniently. 1. The application for catering equipment in the catering patent application must be novel, creative and practical. A small innovation or invention in structure can apply for a patent for utility model; And novel product shapes, packing boxes and packaging bags can apply for design patents. Second, the food formula of the catering patent application Q: After applying for a food formula patent, what should I do if someone does the same thing as me, or is almost the same, just by changing a name, which damages my interests? Is this an infringement? A: This involves the scope of patent protection, such as the composition of a certain material in food. When we wrote the claim, we wrote 5%-11% A, 6%-21% B, etc., and the heating temperature was 111; 151 degrees Celsius, it is impossible to completely disclose the formula ratio and complete manufacturing process of your product, and it can also achieve a certain protection effect. If you really want to apply for a patent, I suggest you find an agency with relevant qualifications to write it, which will be better. Extended reading; ; Business method patent 1. What is a business method? Patent business method patent, also called business model patent, is also called business method software patent because most business method patents are combined with computer software. Generally speaking, it includes ordinary business method patents and business method patents related to computer software. According to the provisions of the patent law, ordinary business methods are usually regarded as the rules of intellectual labor, and the patent law does not protect them. However, business method patents related to computer software may be combined with technology to solve certain technical problems and achieve certain technical effects, which may be patentable. 2. Examination of business method patent applications. When judging the patentability of a patent application involving business methods according to China's Patent Law, the legal basis is Article 25, paragraph 1, item 2 of the Patent Law, that is, the rules and methods of intellectual activities do not belong to the object protected by China's Patent Law. Moreover, in the Examination Guide (2116 edition) compiled by China National Intellectual Property Administration, in order to give a clearer and clearer examination standard for the application for a patent for invention involving the rules and methods of intellectual activities, the examination principles for the application for a patent for invention involving the rules and methods of intellectual activities are stipulated: (1) If a claim only involves the rules and methods of intellectual activities, it should not be granted a patent right. If a claim, except its subject name, defines all the contents of it as rules and methods of intellectual activities, then the claim only involves the rules and methods of intellectual activities in essence, and it should not be granted a patent right. (2) In addition to the situation described in (1) above, if a claim contains both the contents of rules and methods of intellectual activities and technical features in all the contents defining it, the claim as a whole is not a rule and method of intellectual activities, and the possibility of obtaining a patent right should not be ruled out according to Article 25 of the Patent Law, which requires specific analysis.