How long does it take to apply for a patent?

1. Application for invention patent-(2-3 years) The application procedure for invention patent can be summarized as: application >; & gt Accept > > First trial > > Announce > > Request for substantive examination >; & gt substantive examination > > 1 week, if the application for a patent for invention meets the requirements of patent application, the Patent Office will issue a notice of acceptance of the patent application; The application for a patent for invention will enter the preliminary examination procedure, and if it passes the examination, it will enter the substantive examination stage. This stage takes a long time, taking 1-2 years; 2. Application for utility model patent-(7 months to 14 months) The procedures for utility model patent mainly include: application >; & gt Acceptance >> First Trial >> Announcement >> After the application for patent for authorized utility model is submitted, you will receive the notification of patent application acceptance after waiting 1 week; Subsequently, the patent office needs 6-8 months to review. After the examination and approval, the Patent Office will issue a notice of granting the patent right of utility model and a notice of handling the registration formalities. Finally, pay the annual patent fee and patent registration fee, and you can issue a patent certificate in about 2 months! 3. Application for design patent-(4 months to 6 months) The application procedure for design patent is: Application >; & gt Acceptance >> Preliminary Examination > > Announcement >> After the application for patent for authorized design is submitted, it also needs to wait 1 week. It's just that the examination and authorization time of design patents is generally 4 months to 6 months, and the patent office will not conduct substantive examination, so the time is shorter!