When applying for an invention or utility model patent, a request, description, abstract, claims and other documents must be submitted.
The request shall state the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant, and other matters.
The description shall provide a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the ability of a skilled person in the relevant technical field to realize it; when necessary, there shall be accompanying drawings.
The abstract should briefly describe the technical key points of the invention or utility model.
The claims should be based on the description and describe the scope of patent protection required.
When applying for a design patent, a request and documents such as pictures or photos of the design should be submitted, and the products using the design and the categories to which they belong should be specified.