1. When citizens apply for a patent for invention or utility model, they need to submit application documents such as design specifications, patent applications, abstracts and claims.
2. When citizens apply for a patent for design, they need to submit a picture of the design, a patent application letter and a description document of the design.
I can submit an application to the Patent Office myself or entrust an intellectual property agency to submit a patent application. The patent office accepts and examines the application within a certain period of time, and the relevant staff members examine the invention patents that need substantive examination. After the examination and approval, the Patent Office will issue a notice of authorization, and the applicant will go through the registration formalities within two months. After completing the relevant procedures, the Patent Office will issue a patent certificate.
legal ground
Article 29 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Where an applicant applies for a patent for invention or utility model for the first time in a foreign country within 12 months, or applies for a patent for design for the first time in a foreign country within 6 months, and applies for a patent on the same subject in China, he may enjoy the priority according to the agreement signed by the foreign country with China or the international treaty to which * * * is a party, or according to the principle of mutual recognition of priority.
An applicant who files an application for a patent for invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council within 12 months from the date when he first filed an application in China may enjoy priority.