Why is my patent application not accepted?
Where an applicant submits an application for a patent for invention or utility model to the patent administration department of the State Council, it shall include the request for patent application, the specification (attached drawings of utility model) and the patent claim. Where an application for design is submitted, it shall include a patent request, a design picture or photograph. If the patent administration department in the State Council finds that the application documents are under any of the following circumstances, the patent application will not be accepted: the invention or utility model lacks the request, specification (the utility model has no appended drawings) and patent claim, or the design patent lacks the request, picture or photograph; 2. Do not use Chinese; Three, all kinds of application documents are not printed, printed, written and attached drawings are not drawn as required; 4. The serial number is not numbered with Arabic numerals as required by the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC); 5. The name and address of the applicant are missing in the request; 6. Obviously not in conformity with the provisions of Articles 18 and 19 of the Patent Law; 7. The category of the patent application (invention, utility model or design) is unclear or difficult to determine.