When will patent protection take effect?

Legal analysis: patent protection takes effect after the authorization announcement. If the application for a patent for invention is rejected after substantive examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant the patent right for invention, issue a patent certificate for invention, and register and announce it at the same time. The invention patent right shall take effect as of the date of announcement.

Legal basis: Article 59 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the scope of protection of the patent right for invention or utility model is subject to the content of the claim, and the content of the claim can be explained by the specification and attached drawings. The protection scope of the patent right of design shall be subject to the design of the product shown in the picture or photograph, and the brief description can be used to explain the design of the product shown in the picture or photograph.