Applicants who are identified as abnormal patent applications will also be identified as abnormal patent applicants.

An applicant who is identified as an abnormal patent application will be identified as an abnormal patent applicant. In any of the above circumstances, the patent application may receive the Notice of Preliminary Confirmation of Abnormal Patent Application. Once the patent application is recognized as abnormal, the responsibilities that the applicant needs to bear include not delaying the payment of the patent fee, being notified of punishment by the patent administration department, not subsidizing or rewarding, etc. If the amount of illegal patent application is huge and the circumstances are serious, it may constitute a crime of fraud and shall be investigated for criminal responsibility.