How long does it usually take for utility model patents to come down?

Legal analysis: It will take about 6-8 months for the utility model patent to come down. Patents for utility models and designs do not need to go through substantive examination procedures, and are authorized faster according to the provisions of China's patent law; An application for a patent for design only protects the appearance, shape, pattern or their combination and the combination with color of the product. The authorization time for invention patents is long, usually three to five years, and the application for utility model patents and design patents; Inventions and utility models are applications for technical improvement, and applications for invention patents can protect product and method inventions; The utility model patent application does not protect the method invention, but only protects the product and its structural improvement.

Legal basis: Article 34 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it within 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant. Article 35 Within 3 years from the date of filing, the administrative department for patent in the State Council may, upon the request of the applicant at any time, make a substantive examination of the application; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.