What is international publishing?

Refers to a necessary procedure of patent in the international stage of PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) application. The national announcement is only applicable to international applications for invention patents entering China. The national publication is completed in two forms: publication in the bulletin of invention patents and publication of invention patent applications. The national announcement consists of descriptive items, abstracts and abstract drawings (if necessary). Description items include: international patent classification number, application number, publication number, application date, international application number, international publication number, international publication date, priority matters, patent agency matters, applicant matters, inventor matters, invention name and nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence information published in electronic form.