Under what circumstances will a patent application not be accepted?

Patent applications will not be accepted under the following circumstances:

1. The applicant is not qualified to apply;

2. The application materials are incomplete;

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3. The application documents are not in Chinese;

4. The handwriting of various application documents is not black and neat and unclear;

5. The patent will not be accepted Other circumstances of application.

Legal Basis

Article 39 of the "Implementing Rules for the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China"

Patent application documents have any of the following circumstances: , the Patent Administration Department of the State Council will not accept the application and notify the applicant:

(1) The invention or utility model patent application lacks a request, description (utility model has no drawings) or claims, or the appearance The design patent application lacks a request letter, pictures or photos, and a brief description;

(2) It is not in Chinese;

(3) It does not comply with Article 121 of these Rules As stipulated in the first paragraph of Article;

(4) The applicant’s name or address is missing in the request;

(5) It is obviously inconsistent with Article 18 of the Patent Law Article 1 or the first paragraph of Article 19;

(6) The category of patent application (invention, utility model or design) is unclear or difficult to determine.