Many investors have china patent application’s experience, but they may ignore some details in china patent application’s procedure.

⑴China Patent Application Documents
China patent application requires the following documents:
China invention patent or utility model patent application include:
- Power of Attorney, signed by the china patent applicant;
- Specification with claims and abstract– china patent application’s most important key;
- Drawings.

China design patent application include:
- Power of Attorney, signed by the china patent applicant;
- Drawings or photographs of the design– china patent application’s most important key.

⑵ China Patent Application Approval Procedures
China invention patent application approval procedure — The China Patent Office receives an application, with a preliminary examination, it will publish the invention patent application after 18 months from the date of filing. It will be earlier if the china patent applicant requests. At any time within three years from the date of filing, the China Patent Office will proceed to examine the china patent application as to substance. If without any justified reason, the applicant fails to meet the time limit for requesting examination as to substance, the china patent application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
If there is not any rejection of the china invention patent application after examination as to substance, the China Patent Office will make a decision to grant the patent right, issue the china invention patent certificate, and register and publish it. The china invention patent right comes into effect on the date of the publication.

China utility model or design patent application approval procedure — If there is not any rejection of the china invention patent application after preliminary examination, the China Patent Office will make a decision to grant the patent right for utility model or design, issue the relevant patent certificate, and register and publish it. The china utility model or design patent right comes into effect on the date of the publication.

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