legal ground
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 101 The patent administration department in the State Council shall accept the international patent application filed in accordance with the patent cooperation treaty in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the Patent Law. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the conditions and procedures for an international patent application filed in accordance with the patent cooperation treaty and designated by China (hereinafter referred to as the international application) to enter the processing stage of the patent administration department in the State Council (hereinafter referred to as the national stage in China); Where there are no provisions in this chapter, the relevant provisions of the Patent Law and other chapters of these Rules shall apply.