What are the public channels before applying for a patent online?

There are two ways of disclosure before patent application: voluntary disclosure and statutory disclosure. Self-disclosure refers to the patent applicant's voluntary disclosure to the public in the form of publications, and the statutory disclosure is made public after preliminary examination by the patent administrative department of the State Council.

legal ground

Article 34 of the Patent Law 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 filing. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant. Article 35 Within 3 years from the date of filing, the administrative department for patent in the State Council may, upon the request of the applicant at any time, make a substantive examination of the application; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. The patent administrative department of the State Council may, when it deems it necessary, examine the application for a patent for invention on its own.