Legal subjectivity:
Examination time for invention patents: If it is a preliminary examination, it takes eighteen months. If it is a substantive examination, it will take three years. According to relevant legal provisions, the patent administration department of the State Council shall complete the preliminary examination within eighteen months, and the substantive examination of invention patent applications shall be completed within three years from the date of application. Legal objectivity:
Article 26 of the "Patent Law" When applying for a patent for invention or utility model, a request, description, abstract, claims and other documents shall be submitted. Article 34 After receiving an application for an invention patent, the patent administration department under the State Council deems it in compliance with the requirements of this Law after preliminary examination, and it will be published immediately after eighteen months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish the application as early as possible upon the applicant's request. Article 35 Within three years from the date of application for an invention patent, the patent administration department of the State Council may conduct a substantive examination of the application based on the request made by the applicant at any time; if the applicant fails to request a substantive examination beyond the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed invalid. considered withdrawn. Article 39: If no reason for rejection of an invention patent application is found after substantive examination, the patent administration department of the State Council shall make a decision to grant the invention patent right, issue an invention patent certificate, and register and announce the application at the same time. The invention patent right shall take effect from the date of announcement.