1. Where the product applied for is an invention or a utility model, documents such as the request, specification, patent claim, etc. shall be submitted. And after 18 months of preliminary examination and 3 years of substantive examination, a patent certificate can be issued;
2. If the product applied for is of design, a request, pictures and other documents shall be submitted. After a preliminary examination of 18 months, a patent certificate can be issued if it meets the requirements.
legal ground
Article 26 of the patent law
To apply for a patent for invention or utility model, a written request, a specification, an abstract thereof, a patent claim and other documents 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 conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it immediately 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 of the State Council may conduct substantive examination according to the request made by the applicant at any time; 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substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.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 rejected after substantive examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant the patent right for invention, 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.