When is the patent application time?

The patent application period is divided into the following three different patent periods: 1. Application for design patent (6 -8 months). When applying for a patent for design, it is necessary to prepare the appearance views of six sides of the product, fill in the application for a patent for design together with a brief description of the design, and submit the application documents to China National Intellectual Property Administration. 2. Patent for utility model (10-1 year) Both utility model patents and invention patents need to be written and submitted to the Patent Office together with the patent application documents such as the request, the claim and the specification. 3. Invention patent (2 -3 years) The authorization period of an application for a patent for invention is generally about 3-5 years.