What are the requirements for withdrawing a patent application?

The withdrawal of a patent application has the following requirements:

1. A declaration shall be made to the patent administration department of the State Council, indicating the name, application number and application date of the invention-creation;

2. The applicant has the right to withdraw the application;

3. Other requirements for withdrawing the patent application.

legal ground

Article 36 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Where the applicant withdraws his patent application, he shall file a declaration with the patent administration department of the State Council, stating the name of the invention-creation, the application number and the application date.

The declaration of withdrawing the patent application was made after the patent administrative department of the State Council made preparations for publishing the patent application documents, which should still be published; However, the statement of withdrawing the patent application shall be announced in the patent bulletin published later.