First of all, it should be clear that there are three kinds of patent applications in China, namely, design, utility model and invention patent application. These are three categories of patent applications in China. After defining these categories, the specific application process will be different, and the patent application fees of different categories will be different. Specifically, for an application for a patent for design, the general steps are as follows: you should fill out an application for a patent for design, and then submit the corresponding documents. After submitting the application, you will get a notice of patent acceptance, and the patent office will also issue certain documents in about half a year. After these documents are processed, you will have to pay the corresponding patent fee and issue a certificate in about two months.
Applications for utility model patents and invention patents need to fill in the patent specification first, which are submitted to the State Patent Office. After the application is submitted, there will be a certain substantive review by the corresponding department. This is different from the application for a patent for design, which requires specific substantive examination. After the substantive examination, the relevant formalities will be received in about 6~8 months, and then a certain patent registration fee and annual fee will be paid, and then a certificate will be issued. This is an introduction to these two patents.
For these three patents, the overall certification time is different. For the design patent application, the application cycle time is relatively short. However, on the whole, it usually takes three years to apply for an invention patent. Patent application has become more and more popular in our country now, just like everyone has a name, everything is available, oh, there are patent applications.