Usually/kloc-the patent application that has not been completed for 0/8 months can only be an invention patent application. If the applicant does not ask for disclosure in advance at the time of submission, the Patent Office will make disclosure in 18 months; After the disclosure, it is the substantive review procedure. Within three years after the applicant submits the patent application, the Patent Office will arrange the substantive examination only after making a request for substantive examination and paying the substantive examination fee. Did the landlord ask for substantive examination and pay the substantive examination fee?
18 months is not a long time for an application for a patent for invention, especially if the applicant does not understand the application process, it is easy to make corrections for one reason or another, or even be regarded as withdrawal.
As I said just now, if the applicant does not make a request for substantive examination, the Patent Office will issue a notice after 36 months, and the patent application will be regarded as withdrawn.
It is suggested that the landlord send out your application number so that knowledgeable people can help you see what is wrong with this patent application.