How should foreigners apply for patents in China? What are the application channels?

Foreigners, foreign enterprises and other foreign organizations who have their habitual residence or business offices in China can enjoy national treatment in patent protection, that is, they have the same right to apply for patents as their own nationals, thus obtaining patent protection. Foreigners without habitual residence must entrust foreign-related agencies. Let's explain how foreigners apply for patents in China. What are the application channels? How should foreigners apply for patents in China? Foreigners, foreign enterprises or other foreign organizations with habitual residence or business offices in China shall enjoy the same rights as China citizens and enterprises when applying for patents in China. Foreigners, foreign enterprises or other foreign organizations that have no habitual residence or business office in China apply for patents in China. According to the agreement signed between their countries and China, there are three situations: 1. The agreements mentioned here mainly refer to the bilateral agreements signed between China and other countries. If the agreement stipulates that natural persons, enterprises and organizations of the other party are allowed to apply for patents in their own countries, it shall be handled in accordance with this provision. 2. It shall be handled in accordance with the international treaties to which the country to which it belongs and China are parties. China has acceded to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Convention for the Establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Both treaties stipulate that member countries should allow each other to apply for and obtain patents and implement the principle of national treatment. Therefore, China should grant national treatment to citizens, legal persons or other organizations that are parties to the above two conventions who apply for patents in China. 3, in line with the principle of reciprocity. The principle of reciprocity, also known as the principle of reciprocity, means that if a country allows its citizens, enterprises and organizations to apply for and obtain patents in that country, then China also allows its citizens, enterprises and organizations to apply for and obtain patents in China. What are the application channels? There are two ways to apply for a patent: direct application and agency application. Direct application means that the applicant directly mails or submits his application documents to the acceptance office or agency of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office. How should foreigners apply for patents in China? What are the application channels? We are here to answer this question for you. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.