The patent application authorization process before 20 10 is as follows: 1. The patent application shall be submitted to the patent administration department of the State Council in written form.
2. Those that meet the application requirements after preliminary examination by the patent administrative department of the State Council shall be published. The publication period is eighteen months from the date of application.
3. The patent administrative department of the State Council shall, within three years from the date of application, issue a patent certificate to those who have passed the substantive examination.