Application review: The examiner will review whether the patent application documents comply with the provisions of the Patent Law, including the format of the application, the lack of necessary documents and the description of the technical scheme.
Technical review: the examiner will evaluate whether the technical content of the patent application is novel, creative and practical, and whether it conforms to the relevant provisions of the patent law.
Claim review: The examiner will carefully review the claim to determine whether its protection scope is reasonable and clear, and evaluate whether it conforms to the relevant provisions of the Patent Law.
Document retrieval: Examiners will retrieve related patent documents and non-patent documents to determine whether there is the same or similar technical scheme as the application.
Notice of review opinions: During the review process, the examiner will issue a notice of review opinions to the applicant, pointing out the problems existing in the application and asking the applicant to make amendments or state opinions.
Review decision: If the application fails the preliminary review, the examiner will make a decision to reject the application. The applicant may request a review and appeal against the rejection decision.
Substantive examination decision: If the application passes the preliminary examination, the examiner will further conduct substantive examination to evaluate whether the technical scheme of the application has been patented. If the application fails to pass the substantive examination, the examiner will issue a notice of rejection.
Authorization notice and registration: if the application passes the substantive examination, the examiner will issue an authorization notice, requiring the applicant to pay the relevant fees and go through the registration formalities. Applicants need to register and pay the relevant fees within the specified time to obtain a patent certificate.
The above is the main content of patent examination, and the whole process needs to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the patent law to ensure the legality and effectiveness of patent application.