Can I apply for speeding up the examination of patent substance?

In addition, in some special circumstances, it may be required to speed up the audit, but the procedures are more complicated and the cost will be higher.

For utility model patents and design patents, it needs to go through the stages of acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization announcement. Because there is no need for substantive examination, the time for obtaining authorization for utility model patents and design patents is relatively short, generally 6- 10 months.

In short, if the invention involved in the application is of great significance to national interests or public interests; After the patent application is made public, others exploit their invention, which has a significant impact on the interests of the applicant; For important projects involving invention applications as intangible assets investment, the substantive examination can be accelerated.