Patent electronic application process and matters needing attention

The process of patent electronic application is as follows: (1) First, go through the user registration procedures to obtain the user code and password; (2) Log on to the electronic application website, download and install the digital certificate and client software; (3) the network configuration and upgrade program of the client; (4) Making and editing electronic application documents; (5) signing electronic application documents with digital certificates; (6) Submit electronic application documents; (7) receiving electronic receipts; (8) After submitting the application, you can log on to the electronic application website at any time to inquire about the relevant information of the electronic application; (nine) to receive the notice through the electronic application system and submit the intermediate documents that have been submitted for electronic application. 2. Note: After the patent is approved by China National Intellectual Property Administration, the patent certificate shall be submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology for filing in time, and the inventor/certificate holder shall be responsible for the differences caused by the failure to file in time.

Legal basis: patent law

Article 34 After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it after 18 months from 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.

Article 35 Within 3 years from the date of filing, the administrative department for patent in the State Council may, upon the request of the applicant at any time, make a substantive examination of the application; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

The patent administrative department of the State Council may, when it deems it necessary, examine the application for a patent for invention on its own.

Article 36 When requesting substantive examination, an applicant for a patent for invention shall submit reference materials related to his invention before the date of application.

Where an application for a patent for invention is filed in a foreign country, the patent administration department of the State Council may require the applicant to submit the information retrieved during the examination of his application in that country or the information on the examination results within a specified time limit; If the application is not submitted within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.