How long does it take for domestic patent applications to be accepted?

1. How long does it take to accept a domestic patent application? According to the provisions of Article 34 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), after receiving an application for a patent for invention, the patent administration department in the State Council, after preliminary examination, considers that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it 18 months after the date of filing. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant. Patent applications are divided into appearance patents, utility model patents and invention patents. 1. Appearance patent: The patent application number, namely the patent number of the later patent certificate, will be issued in about one week after receiving the notification of acceptance from the Patent Office within five working days. After receiving the Notice of Patent Authorization about five months from the date of application (after authorization, you can check it on Guangdong Intellectual Property Network), and pay the certificate fee about two months later to issue the Patent Certificate. The whole application period is about half a year, and the validity period is 10 year (from the date of application). 2. Patent for utility model: You will receive the "Notice of Patent Acceptance" from the Patent Office in a week or so, and issue the patent application number. From the date of application, I received the Notice of Authorization from the Patent Office about 12 months. After paying the certificate fee as required, the patent certificate can be issued in about two months. The whole application period is about one year, and the validity period is 10 year (from the application date). 3. Invention patent: The patent application number was issued in about a week, which is the later certificate patent number. It takes about three months to issue the notice of preliminary examination, about six months to enter the preliminary announcement, about nine months to enter the substantive examination, about 12 months to issue the notice of preliminary examination, about 18 months to issue the notice of second examination, about 22 months to authorize, and about two months to issue the certificate after paying the relevant certificate fee. The whole application period is about two years, and the validity period is 20 years (from the date of application). Two. Patent application process (I) Application for a patent for invention 1, examination and approval process for an application for a patent for invention Patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-publication-request for substantive examination-authorization 2. Documents (1) required to apply for an invention patent: including the name of the invention patent, the name and address of the applicant, etc. (2) Description: including the name of the invention patent, its technical field, background technology, invention content, attached drawings and specific implementation methods. (3) Claim: explain the technical features of the invention, and clearly and concisely state the content to be protected. (4) Illustration: Invention patents often have drawings. If only words are enough to describe the technical scheme clearly and completely, there is no need for drawings. (II) Examination and approval process of utility model patent application 1, utility model patent application-acceptance-preliminary examination-announcement-authorization 2. Documents (1) required to apply for a patent for utility model: including the name of the patent for utility model, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, etc. (2) Description: including the name, technical field, background technology, invention content, drawings and specific implementation of the utility model patent. The contents of the manual should be written in detail, and the technical contents mentioned shall be subject to the realization after reading by ordinary technicians in this technical field. (3) Claim: Explain the technical features of the utility model, and clearly and concisely state the contents of the requested protection. (4) Illustration: The patent for utility model must have attached drawings. 5) Description: clearly reflect the technical problems to be solved by the invention, the main points and main uses of the technical scheme to solve this problem (3) Application for patent for design 1, Application for patent for process design-acceptance-preliminary examination-announcement-authorization 2. Document request for design patent: including the name of the design patent, the name and address of the applicant, etc. Design pictures or photos: at least two groups of pictures or photos (front view, back view, top view, bottom view, left view, right view and, if necessary, stereoscopic view) Brief description of design: Brief description of design shall be submitted if necessary. The handling method (1) is entrusted to a patent agency recognized by the state. (2) The applicant directly files an application with the State Patent Office of China. China's national patent application requires the parties to prepare corresponding materials and certificates through legal procedures. The parties concerned may entrust a patent agency recognized by the state to handle it, or they may go directly to the Chinese Patent Office through the applicant. The main materials for applying for a patent include the name, address, patent application and patent name of the applicant.