The difference between authorizing a patent and accepting a patent

Legal analysis: Patent acceptance and patent authorization are different states in the process of patent application. If a patent wants to apply for authorization, it must be accepted first, which does not mean that the acceptance notice is received, which means that the project review is successful. Patent acceptance means that the patent application is accepted, which is only the first step to obtain patent authorization. Generally speaking, after the applicant submits the patent application documents, the Patent Office makes a preliminary judgment on the application documents and the invention content to see whether there are necessary missing documents and whether the invention content corresponds to the type of patent applied for.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 3 The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law. The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.

Article 39 If the application for a patent for invention is not found to be rejected after substantive examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant a 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.