Chinese Patent Application
China's patent regulations require that inventions and utility models granted patent rights should be novel, creative and practical. The design should be different and not similar to the design published in domestic and foreign publications or publicly used domestically before the filing date. Foreigners, foreign companies, or other foreign organizations that do not have a habitual residence or place of business in China must entrust a patent agency to apply for a patent in China.
Patent
New technical solutions proposed for product, method or improvement of product and method
*Subject to international search and review, and the application time is long, but the protection power is large and the protection period is long.
required materials:
Invention title
Applicant's name and address
Inventor's name and address
Patent documents#
Validity period: renewed once a year after the first year of approval, up to 20 years
Utility model patents
A new practical technical solution proposed for the shape, structure or combination of the product
*Because it only needs to go through formal examination, the application time is faster than the invention patent, but because the examination is only on the form, the protection is relatively weak.
Invention title
Applicant's name and address
Inventor's name and address
Patent documents#
required materials:
Validity period: 1 year follow-up period from the submission date of the application, up to 10 years
Appearance design patent
A new practical technical solution proposed for the shape, structure or combination of the product
*Because it only needs to go through formal examination, the application time is faster than the invention patent, but because the examination is only on the form, the protection is relatively weak.
Design name
Applicant's name and address
Designer's name and address
Design product pictures
Brief description of the design
required materials:
Validity period: 1 year follow-up period from the submission date of the application, up to 10 years
#Patent documents include:
Claims: The most important of the patent documents, used to explain the scope of protection of the patented technology. Abstract: The main technical outline of the patent. Description: Explain the details and features of the patented technology in text. Attached figures: Illustrate the structure or details of the patent with pictures.
Government funding application
The Chinese government has set up a special fund to support Chinese applicants to apply for patents abroad. Successfully applied for foreign patents can receive a subsidy of up to RMB 100,000. If you wish to apply for this funding, please contact us immediately. We will help you prepare application data and provide free consulting services so that you can successfully obtain government funding.