How long can the invention patent be certified?

The application time for invention patents is generally about 2 years.

Invention patent application process:

1. Search for patents of the same type, either independently or by entrusting an agency to conduct a more comprehensive search.

2. Prepare the application documents and submit them to the application step.

3. get the admission notice.

4. Preliminary review. Before the preliminary examination, the application for a patent for invention must be examined in confidentiality, and if confidentiality is required, it shall be handled in accordance with the confidentiality procedures.

5. Publishing stage.

6. Substantive review. To conduct a comprehensive review of whether the patent application is novel, creative, practical and other substantive conditions stipulated in the patent law.

7. Authorization stage.