The domestic patent application process in my country is:
1. The applicant submits a written application in accordance with the law, and attaches relevant statutory documents;
2. The Patent Administration of the State Council After the department receives the invention patent application, it will conduct an 18-month preliminary review. If the application passes the review, it will be announced immediately;
3. If the invention patent application passes the substantive review within three years from the filing date, it will be issued Invention patent certificate.
Legal Basis
Article 26 of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China that came into effect on June 1, 2021
Apply for an invention or For utility model patents, documents such as a request, description and abstract, and claims must be submitted.
Article 34
After the patent administration department of the State Council receives an application for an invention patent and determines upon preliminary examination that it meets the requirements of this Law, it shall be eighteen months from the date of application. Will be announced immediately. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish the application as early as possible upon the applicant's request.
Article 35
Within three years from the filing date of an invention patent application, the patent administration department of the State Council may conduct a substantive examination of the application upon request made by the applicant at any time; the application If a person fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Article 39
If no reason for rejection of an invention patent application is found after substantive examination, the patent administration department of the State Council shall make a decision to grant the invention patent right and issue an invention patent certificate. be registered and announced at the same time. The invention patent right shall take effect from the date of announcement.