Invention patent application procedures:
1. The applicant provides original technical data and personal (unit) information;
2. Entrust a patent agency and sign the Entrust an agency agreement to write a patent application document that meets the requirements of the patent law; if necessary, you can search it first
3. Submit the patent application document to the National Patent Office, obtain the patent application number, and pay it as required Patent application fee;
4. After entering the preliminary examination and passing the examination, the invention patent application will be published in the patent gazette and website 18 months after the application date; according to the applicant's request, You can also request early disclosure at any time within 15 months from the date of application;
5. Entering the substantive examination (substantial examination) stage: The applicant can file a substantive examination with the Patent Office at any time within 3 years from the date of application. You can also initiate a substantive examination after the patent application is published. If you file a substantive examination, you must pay the patent substantive examination fee according to regulations;
6. After substantive examination, the patent meets the practicality, novelty, and practicality of the invention. Creativity, grant a patent, pay patent application maintenance fees, annual fees, printing fees, and certificate production fees as required, and obtain an invention patent certificate; authorized invention patents will be announced.
7. If the priority of an earlier invention patent application is required, the relevant information of the earlier application should be provided.