According to Chinese laws, utility model patents are limited to products with a certain shape, and cannot be methods or products without a fixed shape. If there are no accidents, you can get the patent certificate in six to eight months. As an intangible asset, patent has great commercial value and is an important means to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises. Patent ownership by enterprises is a necessary prerequisite for declaring various scientific and technological plans and projects such as high-tech enterprises and innovation funds.
legal ground
Article 34 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, shall immediately publish it after 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.