How long does it take to review an accelerated patent application?

After the document is submitted, if China National Intellectual Property Administration thinks that the patent application can enter the accelerated channel, the invention patent will issue the notice of the first examination opinion within 45 days, and the case will be closed within one year from the date of putting forward the priority examination; An application for a patent for utility model or design shall be closed within two months from the date of priority review.

Note: our general reply period is the first review opinion of the invention, and the reply period is within 4 months from the date of publication; The reply period of the N th review opinion, utility model and design is within 2 months from the date of publication.

However, once the accelerated procedure is entered, the first review opinion will be changed from 4 months from the date of publication to 2 months from the date of publication; The n th review opinion is changed from 2 months from the date of publication to 1 month from the date of publication; The utility model and design shall be published 15 days. Special note: if the defense is not completed within the accelerated defense period, the accelerated procedure will be automatically cancelled and become an ordinary procedure.