1. Original technical data and personal information provided by the applicant;
2. Entrust a patent agency, sign an agency agreement, write a patent application document that meets the requirements of the Patent Law, and retrieve it first if necessary;
3. Submit the patent application documents to the State Patent Office, obtain the patent application number, and pay the patent application fee as required;
4. After preliminary examination, the patent application for this invention will be published in the patent bulletin and website 18 months from the date of filing. At the request of the applicant, it can also be announced in advance at any time within 15 months from the date of application;
5. The applicant may submit a real trial to the Patent Office at any time within 3 years from the date of application, or submit a real trial after the patent application is made public, and pay the application fee for real trial in accordance with the regulations;
6. After substantive examination, the patent conforms to the practicality, novelty and creativity of the invention, and the patent right is granted, and the patent application maintenance fee, annual fee, printing fee and certificate fee are paid in accordance with the regulations to obtain the invention patent certificate;
7. Where a prior application for a patent for invention is claimed, the relevant information of the prior application shall be provided.
Legal basis: Article 22 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Inventions and utility models granted patent rights should be novel, creative and practical.
Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; Before the filing date, no unit or individual filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council, and it was recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date.
Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress.
Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects.
The existing technology mentioned in this law refers to the technology known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application.