Legal analysis: within one month after the patent is published, the Patent Office will issue a notice to enter the substantive examination stage. In the actual trial, the examiner will comprehensively examine whether the patent application is novel, creative and practical and other substantive conditions stipulated in the patent law on the basis of retrieval. 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, register and announce it at the same time, and the patent right for invention shall take effect as of the date of announcement.
Legal basis: Article 34 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it within 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.