1. patent application. The application documents for utility model shall include: the request for the patent for utility model, the specification, the drawings of the specification, the claims, the abstract and the drawings of the abstract. An application for a patent for utility model must have a description and drawings.
2. accept.
3. First instance. During the preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of correction to the formal problems in the application documents.
4. announcement.
5. authorization. After passing the preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of granting the patent right. After receiving the notice of granting the patent right, the applicant needs to go through the following registration procedures: pay the patent registration fee, the annual fee for authorization, the printing fee for the announcement and the stamp duty on the patent certificate within the prescribed time limit.
Legal basis: Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), when applying for a patent for invention or utility model, a request, specification, abstract, patent right and other documents shall be submitted.
The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters.
The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained.
The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection.
For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.