How soon will the invention patent be granted urgently?

Invention patents generally take three to five years from disclosure to authorization, and utility models take six to twelve months. The time from patent disclosure to authorization is as follows: it usually takes three to five years for invention patents to be disclosed and authorized, and the authorization of utility model patents and design patents is faster. Utility models can be authorized within six to twelve months from the application date, and design can be authorized within about six months from the application date. Within three years from the date of filing, the patent administration department of the State Council may conduct substantive examination according to the request made by the applicant at any time; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. Patents belong to the category of intellectual property rights protected in China and should be handled in strict accordance with the above-mentioned time limit and methods.

The application time for invention patents is generally about 2 years.

1. Search for patents of the same type, either independently or by entrusting an agency to conduct a more comprehensive search.

2. Prepare the application documents and submit them to the application step.

3. get the admission notice.

4. Preliminary review. Before the preliminary examination, the application for a patent for invention must be examined in confidentiality, and if confidentiality is required, it shall be handled in accordance with the confidentiality procedures.

5. Publishing stage.

6. Substantive review. To conduct a comprehensive review of whether the patent application is novel, creative, practical and other substantive conditions stipulated in the patent law.

7. Authorization stage.

It takes about 2 years to authorize the invention patent from the date of submitting the patent application documents to the Patent Office.

All patents were applied in China National Intellectual Property Administration.

Legal basis:

Article 26 of the patent law

To apply for a patent for invention or utility model, a written request, a specification, an abstract thereof, a patent claim and other documents shall be submitted.

Article 34

After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it conforms to the provisions of this Law, and shall publish it immediately after 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.