Purpose of preliminary examination of patent application

Purpose of preliminary examination of patent application Purpose of preliminary examination of patent application (1) To examine whether the application documents submitted by the applicant conform to the provisions of the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation, and if there are any defects that can be corrected, notify the applicant to eliminate the defects through correction to make them meet the publication conditions; When insurmountable defects are found, make review comments, indicate the nature of the defects, and end the examination and approval procedures as soon as possible by rejecting them. (2) Examining whether other documents related to the patent application submitted by the applicant at the same time or subsequently comply with the provisions of the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation, and if any defects are found in the documents, notifying the applicant to make corrections according to the nature of the defects, or directly making a decision not to submit them. (3) Examining whether other documents related to the patent application submitted by the applicant are submitted within the time limit specified in the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation or within the time limit specified by the Patent Office; Fails to submit or fails to submit, as the case may be, as withdrawn or not submitted. (4) Examining whether the amount and time limit of the relevant fees paid by the applicant conform to the provisions of the Patent Law and its detailed rules for implementation. If it fails to pay, fails to pay in full or fails to pay within the time limit, it shall make a decision to withdraw or not to put forward according to the situation.