1. There is a request in the application file. The request shall specify the category of the patent application; Indicate the name and address of the applicant.
2. The application documents for a patent for invention include the specification and the claims; the application documents for a patent for utility model include the specification (with specifications and drawings) and the claims; There are pictures or photographs in the application documents for patent for design.
3. The application documents shall be printed or printed in Chinese. The handwriting and lines of all application documents are clear and have not been tampered with, at least their contents can be easily identified. The drawings and pictures of the design in the description of the invention or utility model are drawn with indelible handwriting and have not been altered.
4. Where an applicant applies for a patent in China from a foreigner, foreign enterprise or other foreign organization that has no habitual residence or business office in China, it shall meet the following conditions: (1) Country of origin: according to the provisions of the bilateral agreement signed between the foreigner's country and China, or the provisions of the international treaty to which China is a party, the patent protection is granted to the nationals of the other country; Although the country where foreigners live and China have not signed bilateral agreements or acceded to international treaties, the other party provides patent protection for Chinese nationals in patent law or practice according to the principle of reciprocity; (2) Entrust a legally established patent agency.
5. If the applicant is a legal person or resident in Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan Province, it shall go through the entrustment formalities in accordance with relevant regulations.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.
Article 8. Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to an invention-creation completed in cooperation with two or more units or individuals, or an invention-creation entrusted by other units or individuals. After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee.
Article 9 Only one patent right can be granted for the same invention-creation. However, if the same applicant applies for a patent for utility model and a patent for invention at the same time on the same day, and the patent for utility model obtained earlier has not been terminated, and the applicant abandons the patent for utility model, the patent for invention may be granted.