Step 2: Both parties sign an agreement and pay the money (official fee and agency fee); We will arrange the documents according to the information you provided. After about 3 working days, the first draft of the document will be confirmed. After you confirm that it is ok, other documents will be ready to be submitted to the Patent Office in about 1 to 2 working days.
Step 3: After about 10 working days from the date of submission, the patent acceptance notice issued by the State Patent Office will be delivered to you.
Step 4: Invention patent: writing application documents-China National Intellectual Property Administration accepts and accepts the notice-formal examination (3 months from the date of application)-publication (5 months from the date of application)-substantive examination (0/8 months from the date of application)-authorization notice (26 months from the date of application)-certification and authorization announcement (from the date of application) When you receive the authorization notice, you should pay the certificate fee and the annual fee for the first year.
Patent for utility model: writing application documents-China National Intellectual Property Administration acceptance notice and simultaneous acceptance-formal examination (7 months from the date of application)-authorization notice (7 months from the date of application)-certification and authorization announcement (9 months from the date of application); When you receive the authorization notice, you should pay the certificate fee and the annual fee for the first year.
Design patent: preparation of application documents-China National Intellectual Property Administration acceptance notice-formal examination (6 months from the date of application)-authorization notice (7 months from the date of application)-certification authorization announcement (9 months from the date of application); When you receive the authorization notice, you should pay the certificate fee and the annual fee for the first year.