Patent applications

Invention

Documents required:

1. Instruction letter, indicating the title of invention, applicant's name and address, inventor's name and address, the priority date and initial filing number and the country where the initial application was filed (if the priority is claimed);
2. Description, claims and abstract;
3. Drawings (if necessary for describing the invention) and a designated figure attached to abstract;
4. Power of Attorney, which can be submitted within two months from the issuing date of the First Notice of Formality Correction, no notarization or legalization is needed;
5. A duly executed assignment, if the applicant as indicated in the certified priority document is not the same as the one who files in China. If the said assignment form is a copy one, it should be notarized;
6. Certified Priority Document which shall be submitted to the Patent Office within three months from the Chinese filing date.

Utility Model

Documents required:

1. Instruction letter, indicating the title of utility model, applicant's name and address, inventor's name and address, the priority date and initial filing number and the country where the initial application was filed (if the priority is claimed);
2. Description, claims, abstract;
3. Drawings (if necessary for describing the utility model) and a designated figure attached to abstract;
4. Power of Attorney, which can be submitted within two months from the issuing date of the First Notice of Formality Correction, no notarization or legalization is needed;
5. A duly executed assignment, either in the original form or a notarized copy of the original, if the applicant for the Chinese application is different from that recorded in the priority document;
6. Certified Priority Document which shall be submitted to the Patent Office within three months from the Chinese filing date.

Industrial Design

Documents required:

1. Instruction letter, indicating the title of design, applicant's name and address, inventor's name and address, the priority date and initial filing number and the country where the initial application was filed (if the priority is claimed);
2. Brief description, if necessary;
3. At least two sets of drawings or photos (Front, rear, top, bottom, right and left views) plus a perspective view, if necessary, are required. Instead of drawings, photo can be provided. Additionally four sets of black and white photos should be provided if no color is to be protected. Three sets of color photos and three sets of black and white photos should be provided if color is to be protected. 3D photos will just do so;
4. Please be kindly noted that when photos are taken, the article must be placed on a background of one color. There must be no other article in the background except the one whose design is to be protected. Drawings or photos must all contain orthogonal views;
5. Power of Attorney which can be late submitted within two months from the issuing date of the First Notice of Formality Correction, no notarization or legalization is needed;
6. A duly executed assignment, either in the original form or a notarized copy of the original, if the applicant for the Chinese application is different from that recorded in the priority document;
7. Certified Priority Document which shall be submitted to the Patent Office within three months from the Chinese filing date.

PCT Application Entering the Chinese National Phase

Documents required:

1. Instruction letter, indicating the type of the application to be applied for, e.g. a patent for invention or a patent for utility model; the name, address and nationality of the applicant and inventor; the filing date, country and filing number of the convention patent application or patent based on which the priority right to be claimed (if the priority is claimed);
2.Description, claims and abstract;
3.Drawings (if necessary for describing the invention or utility model) and a designated figure attached to abstract;
4.Power of Attorney which can be late submitted within two months from the issuing date of the First Notice of Formality Correction, no notarization or legalization is needed;
5.Certified Priority Document which shall be submitted to the Patent Office within three months from the Chinese filing date; 6. A duly executed assignment, either in the original form or a notarized copy of the original, if the applicant for the Chinese application is different from that recorded in the priority document;
7.International search report; International publication pamphlet, international preliminary examination report with annex and any amendments concerned if the applicant would like to bring such amendment into the examiner's consideration during the examination on the application in China.