2. Then there is the review stage, Article 44 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law. After approval, it will enter the publishing stage. Article 34 of the Patent Law stipulates that, after receiving an application for a patent for invention, the patent administrative department in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it 18 months after the date of filing.
3. Then enter the substantive examination stage,
4. Finally enter the authorization stage.