Can I still apply for a patent with paper documents now?

You can apply. Electronic patent applications and paper applications are the same, and there is no conflict.

1 patent electronic application, the certificate is the same as the paper application.

Generally speaking, the time saved by electronic patent application is the time of receiving notice and submitting reply documents (saving the time of mailing), which is usually faster than paper application.

It can also be based on other time nodes, such as the time of payment.

For example, it usually takes 8 or 9 months to get a certificate for an electronic application of utility model, and it may take 9- 1 1 month for a paper application.