1. The parties file a written patent application;
2. After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it meets the requirements, and it will be published after 18 months from the date of application;
3. If an application for a patent for invention is rejected after substantive examination within three years from the date of application, a certificate of patent for invention will be issued.
Where an application for a patent for invention or utility model is filed according to Article 26 of the Patent Law, which came into effect on June 1, 221,
documents such as the request, specification, abstract and claim shall be submitted.
Article 34
After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it meets the requirements of this Law, and it shall publish it after 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.
Article 35
Within three years from the date of filing, the patent administration department in the State Council may, upon the request of the applicant at any time, conduct substantive examination of the application; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
article 39
if the application for a patent for invention is not found to be rejected after substantive examination, the patent administration department of the State Council shall make a decision to grant the invention patent right, issue a patent certificate for invention, and register and announce it at the same time. The invention patent right shall take effect as of the date of announcement.