What are the procedures for foreign patent applications?

(1) First file a national patent application with the China Patent Office, and then file an international application within the priority period of 12 months: (2) file an international application directly with the China Patent Office, and designate China in the international application. To file an international application, a foreign-related patent agency designated by the China Patent Office shall be entrusted, and the China Patent Office does not accept the applicant to submit an international application directly. Provisions on the Implementation of International Copyright Treaties Article 17 Foreign works that have not entered the public domain of the country of origin on the date when the international copyright treaties come into force in China shall be protected in accordance with the copyright law and the protection period stipulated in these Provisions until their expiration. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the use of foreign works before the entry into force of international copyright treaties in China. China citizens or legal persons who owned and used a specific copy of a foreign work for a specific purpose before the international copyright treaty came into effect in China may continue to use the copy of the work without taking responsibility; However, the copy shall not be copied and used in any way that unreasonably damages the legitimate rights and interests of the copyright owner of the work. The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the bilateral copyright agreements signed between China and relevant countries.