What are the steps to apply for an invention patent, generally from application to obtaining a patent certificate?

Steps of applying for a patent for invention: filing an application-accepting and charging-preliminary examination-substantive examination request-substantive request-granting a patent right-issuing a patent certificate.

According to the provisions of the Patent Law, the publication time of the invention patent is 18 months, and the time from application to substantive examination is 36 months (also counted from the priority date), unless the application is published in advance and actually examined in advance.

If you want to get authorization as soon as possible, you must check "Apply for early disclosure" and "Apply for early substantive examination" in the request. In order to get authorization as soon as possible, you must write patent documents in strict accordance with the patent law and the detailed rules for the implementation of patent law. It is recommended to find a patent agent to handle it, and it is recommended to transfer the money.