How long does it take to apply for a patent for utility model?

Xinlekang Intellectual Property Department answers your questions:

According to the provisions of China's patent law, utility model patents generally go through the following procedures from application to authorization:

1. The applicant provides technical disclosure and entrusts a patent agency to write application documents. The agent shall, according to the requirements of the patent law and the applicant's invention content, write the application documents with the largest protection scope as far as possible. During the communication confirmation, it usually takes 10 days to about 20 days.

2. After writing the application documents, submit the application documents, obtain the notification of acceptance from the Patent Office, and determine the application date.

3. The Patent Office will formally review the patent application documents for about 3-8 months, and issue an authorization notice after the first trial is passed;

4. The applicant shall go through the formalities for obtaining the patent certificate;

5. It takes about 2-3 months to get the patent certificate.

The whole process lasts about 1 year, and the specific time depends on the examiner's review speed and the details of the applicant's disclosure of information.

The above professional answers hope to help you!