How to apply for pct patent when applying for foreign patent?

To apply for a foreign patent through the PCT channel, the applicant needs to submit an international application to the China Copyright Center, and at the same time submit a description, one or more rights, one or more drawings, abstracts and other documents. And pay the relevant fees.

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Article 3 International application of patent cooperation treaties

(1) Any application for the protection of inventions filed by any contracting state may be filed as an international application in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty.

(2) According to the provisions of this Treaty and its detailed rules, an international application shall include an application, a specification, one or more rights, one or more drawings (if necessary) and an abstract.

(3) The abstract is only used as technical data and cannot be used for any other purpose, especially to explain the scope of protection.

(4) An international application shall:

(i) use the prescribed language;

(two) in accordance with the provisions of the official specifications;

(iii) meeting the requirements of the uniqueness of the invention;

(4) Pay the fees as required.