1, the parties can choose to apply by themselves;
2. If the party concerned is a foreigner or an organization with a habitual residence or business office in China, it shall choose to entrust an agency with a patent application in China to apply on its behalf.
legal ground
/kloc-article 26 of the patent law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which came into effect on June, 0.
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 18
Foreigners, foreign enterprises or other foreign organizations that have no habitual residence or business office in China shall entrust a legally established patent agency to apply for patents and handle other patent affairs in China.
Units or individuals applying for patents and handling other patent affairs in China may entrust a legally established patent agency to handle them.
Patent agencies shall abide by laws and administrative regulations, accept the entrustment of clients, and handle patent applications or other patent affairs; The contents of the client's invention and creation shall be kept confidential, except that the patent application has been published or announced. Specific measures for the administration of patent agencies shall be formulated by the State Council.