Patents have accelerated procedures.
China National Intellectual Property Administration promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Patent Priority Examination, which came into force on August 1 day, 2065438.
The applicant meets the requirements and the State Council agrees to give priority to the examination:
1. An application for a patent for invention shall notify the first examination opinion within 45 days and be closed within one year;
2. The application for a patent for utility model and design shall be closed within two months;
3. The patent reexamination case is closed within seven months;
4. The case of invalidation of the patent for invention and utility model shall be closed within five months, and the case of invalidation of the patent for design shall be closed within four months.