Which patent applications can be examined first?

The invention patent applications that can be preferentially examined include: (1) important patent applications involving energy conservation and environmental protection, new generation information technology, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy, new materials, new energy vehicles and other technical fields; (2) Important patent applications involving low-carbon technologies, resource conservation and other contributions to green development; (3) The patent on the same subject is applied for the first time in China, and it is applied for the first time in other countries or regions; (four) other patent applications that are of great significance to the national interests or public interests and need priority examination. When going through the formalities of priority examination, the applicant for a patent for invention shall submit the following materials: 1, a request for priority examination of an application for a patent for invention signed and stamped by the intellectual property offices of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government; 2. A retrieval report in a prescribed format issued by a unit with patent retrieval conditions, or a retrieval report and review result issued by a patent examination institution in other countries or regions and its Chinese translation.