2. Individuals can apply for invention patents. According to the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), it is stipulated as follows:
(1) Article 8: Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the invention-creation jointly completed by two or more units or individuals, or the invention-creation entrusted by other units or individuals; After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee.
Nineteenth China units or individuals to apply for a patent or handle other patent affairs in China, can entrust a patent agency established according to law.
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Other provisions on the examination and approval of patent applications:
1, Article 35: Within three years from the date of filing, the patent administration department of the State Council may, upon the request of the applicant at any time, conduct substantive examination of the application; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
The patent administrative department of the State Council may, when it deems it necessary, examine the application for a patent for invention on its own.
2. Article 36 When requesting substantive examination, the applicant for a patent for invention shall submit reference materials related to his invention before the filing date.
Where an application for a patent for invention is filed in a foreign country, the patent administration department of the State Council may require the applicant to submit the information retrieved during the examination of his application in that country or the information on the examination results within a specified time limit; If the application is not submitted within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
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