What are the common patent states?

China's laws stipulate eight kinds of patent status. They are application, acceptance, passing the preliminary examination, actual examination, publication, examination opinions, authorization and certification. Patents are generally documents issued by government agencies or regional organizations representing several countries according to their applications. This kind of document records the contents of the invention and creation, and in a certain period of time, it has produced such a legal state that the patented invention and creation can only be implemented by others with the permission of the patentee. In China, there are three kinds of patents: inventions, utility models and designs. Patent Law Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of patentees, encouraging inventions and creations, promoting the application of inventions and creations, enhancing innovation ability, and promoting scientific and technological progress and economic and social development.