How long does the patent application cycle take?

There are three kinds of patents in China, namely invention patents, utility model patents and design patents. Among them, the average application period of invention patents is 12-36 months, and the validity period is 20 years; The average application period of utility model patents is 7- 14 months, and the validity period is 10 year; The average application period for design patents is 3-6 months, starting from June, 20265438 1 day, and the validity period is 15.