Which department should I go to to apply for a patent and what conditions do I need?

When applying for a patent, the applicant may submit the application documents to the reception window of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office or to the reception office of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the reception office of the Patent Office), or to the reception window of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the agency of the Patent Office) or to the agency of the Patent Office. At present, China National Intellectual Property Administration or Patent Office has been established in Beijing, Shenyang, Jinan, Changsha, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Harbin, Changchun, Kunming, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Nanning, Urumqi, Nanchang, Yinchuan and Hefei. The national defense patent branch specializes in accepting national defense patent applications.

Conditions for the right to apply for patent (grant patent)

(1) Necessary condition.

Paragraph 1 of Article 22 of China's Patent Law stipulates: "Inventions and utility models that are granted patent rights shall be novel, creative and practical." Novelty means that before the filing date, no identical invention or utility model has been published in publications at home and abroad, used in China or known to the public in other ways, and no identical invention or utility model has been applied to the Patent Office by others and recorded in the patent documents published after the filing date. Creativity means that the invention has outstanding substantive characteristics and progress compared with the existing technology before the filing date. Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects. In addition, the patented design should be different from or not similar to the design publicly published in domestic and foreign publications or publicly used in China before the application date.

(2) Prohibition conditions.

Article 5 of the Patent Law stipulates: "A patent right shall be granted for inventions and creations that violate the laws of the state, social morality or infringe the public interests." . In addition, the following seven items, namely, scientific discoveries, rules and methods of intellectual activities, methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases, foods, beverages and condiments, drugs and substances obtained by chemical methods, and animal and plant varieties, do not belong to the scope of patent protection.