1. Patent application documents submitted last year can be submitted this year and you can also get a patent acceptance notice.
2. If the application document submitted last year is a utility model patent, there will be no impact. As long as there are no problems with the application document itself, it is still possible to obtain authorization.
3. If the application document submitted last year is an invention patent, it will not affect this submission if it has not been disclosed and has been deemed withdrawn (invalid) or abandoned. Otherwise, it will be rejected during substantive examination.