What is the authority of national defense patents?

* * * When applying for a national defense patent, the classification of the national defense patent application documents shall be indicated, and the classification certificate issued by the relevant organs and units with classified authority shall be submitted (1504). * * * Further reading * * * Article 13 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on Guarding State Secrets stipulates that the classification of state secrets shall be determined according to the confidentiality authority.