Apart from formal defects and procedural errors, there are eleven reasons for rejecting an application for invention-creation: (1) The subject of the application for a patent for invention does not belong to the invention specified in the Patent Law. (2) The subject matter of the application for a patent for invention violates national laws, social ethics or harms public interests. (3) The subject matter of an application for a patent for invention belongs to the scope where no patent right is granted, such as scientific discovery, rules and methods of intellectual activities, methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases, animal and plant varieties or substances obtained through nuclear transformation, etc. (4) The theme of the application for a patent for invention lacks novelty, creativity or practicality. (5) The theme of the application for a patent for invention does not meet the requirements of oneness. (6) Where two or more patent applications are filed for the same invention theme, the applicant is not the first applicant. (7) The description does not give a clear and complete description of the invention, and the technicians in this field cannot realize the invention. (8) The claim is not supported by the specification. (9) The content of the claim is not clear and concise. The independent claim (10) does not record the necessary technical features to solve the technical problems to be solved by the invention. (1 1) The modification or division of the application for a patent for invention is beyond the scope recorded in the original specification and claims. Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of patentees, encouraging inventions and creations, promoting the application of inventions and creations, improving innovation ability, and promoting scientific and technological progress and economic and social development.