Beijing Pinyuan Patent Agency Co., Ltd. Suzhou Branch

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China is a member state of the Paris Convention. Chinese applicants can directly file patent applications with other Paris Convention member states on the basis of Chinese applications. Through this approach, the applicant can enjoy the filing date of the earlier application in accordance with the priority principle of the Paris Convention (months for invention and utility model applications, and months for design applications). After applying for a patent in China, it must be Before the priority date expires, prepare application documents according to the requirements of different countries and entrust a local patent agency to submit the patent application. After the priority period has expired, if the original application has not been published, you can still apply for a foreign patent, but you will no longer enjoy priority at this time.
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The international application consists of two stages: the international stage and the national stage.



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File an application: The applicant may file an application within 1 month from the filing date (priority date) of the earlier application in China or other member states or Paris Convention member states. File an international application in Chinese or English with the State Intellectual Property Office of China and claim priority. If you claim priority in China, you do not need to submit priority certification documents;

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The State Intellectual Property Office of China accepts the patent application as the receiving office;
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China State Intellectual Property Office as an international The search unit issues an international search report (about one month from the filing date). If necessary, the applicant can modify its patent application documents based on the above search report;

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International publication of patent applications: The International Bureau will start from the earliest priority date It will be announced as soon as the month is over;

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Submit a request for international preliminary examination: The applicant should submit a request for international preliminary examination at the same time as the application or within one month from the priority date, and pay the examination fee;

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The international preliminary examination unit issues an international preliminary examination report (at the latest from the priority date) Completed within three months), if necessary, the applicant can modify its patent application documents based on the report.

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The applicant can choose the member state to enter before the expiration of one month from the priority date and apply for its national patent to the patent office of that country, that is, enter the national phase of that country.

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After completing the work of entering the national phase in different countries, the applicant will own patents in different countries. They are independent of each other, and each one needs to pay an annual fee. to maintain patent rights.

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Applicants applying for patents in foreign countries generally need to determine which countries will enter the national phase ~ months in advance, and entrust an agency to start translation and document preparation Work.