0 1 Generally speaking, you can entrust a patent agency to apply for a patent, or you can apply in China National Intellectual Property Administration yourself.
Patents are generally divided into utility model, invention and design patents. Generally speaking, the authorization time for design patents is about 1 year, for utility models it takes about 6 months, and for invention patents it takes a long time, usually about 2 to 3 years.
At every stage of the patent, China National Intellectual Property Administration will mail relevant materials, and we only need to fill in the telephone number and address clearly when submitting the application. At every stage of a patent, you can mail the relevant acceptance letter, and the patent authorization certificate is also mailed to the obligee in China National Intellectual Property Administration.
Yes, there is a login account, from which you can check whether it is authorized, but you can entrust an agency to handle it.