What are the circumstances in which a patent application is not accepted?

Legal analysis: There are the following situations: (1) The application for a patent for invention or utility model lacks a request, a specification (the utility model has no attached drawings) or a patent claim, or the application for a patent for design lacks a request, a picture or a photograph and a brief explanation; (2) Do not use Chinese; (three) does not comply with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 121st of these rules. (4) The name of the applicant is missing in the request. Or the address is missing; (5) It is obviously not in conformity with the provisions of Article 18 or Paragraph 1 of Article 19 of the Patent Law; (6) The category of the patent application (invention, utility model or design) is unclear or difficult to determine.

Legal basis: Article 39 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). In any of the following circumstances, the patent administration department of the State Council shall not accept it and notify the applicant:

(1) An application for a patent for invention or utility model lacks a request, a specification (the utility model is not attached with drawings) or a claim, or an application for a patent for design lacks a request, a picture or a photograph and a brief explanation; (2) Do not use Chinese; (three) does not meet the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 121st of these rules; (4) The name or address of the applicant is missing in the request; (5) It is obviously not in conformity with the provisions of Article 18 of the Patent Law.