What are the procedures for applying for a utility model patent?

Utility model patent application process:

1. Preparation of patent application documents. Utility model patent request, utility model patent description, accompanying drawings of the description, utility model patent claims, abstract, and drawings of the abstract, and other materials.

2. Submit the application and pay the fee.

3. Preliminary review. Utility model patents only undergo preliminary examination and do not undergo substantive examination like invention patent applications. It mainly examines whether utility model patent applications comply with the provisions of the patent law.

4. Authorization and registration. After the utility model patent application passes the preliminary examination, the investigator will issue a notice of receipt of the patent rights. After receiving the notice of grant of patent right, the applicant needs to go through the relevant registration procedures and pay the relevant fees.

5. Issue the certificate.

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