I usually have some small inventions and creations, and I want to apply for a patent through the Internet, is that ok?
Strictly speaking, anything can be patented, even what you buy directly in the store, which is just a matter of acceptance and authorization. The patent authorization conditions stipulated in the patent law are novelty, creativity and practicality. Novelty means that before the filing date, no identical invention or utility model was published in publications at home and abroad, used in China or known to the public in other ways, and no identical invention or utility model was applied to the patent administration department in the State Council by others and recorded in the patent application documents published after the filing date. Creativity means that compared with the prior art before the filing date, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress. Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects. Therefore, as long as you can meet the relevant provisions in the patent law, the authorization of the patent is definitely no problem. You don't have to invent your own products. Of course, you can also invent something yourself. But after so many years of development, there are certain existing technologies in various fields, and few can produce pure creative inventions. Most of them are improvements on the existing technology, but the degree of improvement is small and large.