1.- China Patent Application Requirements

1. Name and address of the applicant. If it is a Company, place of incorporation.
2. Name, address and citizenship of the Inventor(s).
3. Invention Title, Abstract of the Invention or Design.
4. Invention specifications / description.
5. Claims.
6. Formal Drawings.
7. Chinese translation of the specification is required.
8. Inventors Declaration which does not need to be notarized.
9. Certified priority document, including priority number and country of origin, accompanied by a Chinese translation. Has to be filed within 3 months (The priority could be claimed if the foreign patent application was filed within 12 months).
10. Simple Power of Attorney

Patents in China

A Chinese Patent is effective for a term of: 20 years (from the filing date)

The Utility Models and Design patents are effective for a term of: 10 years

Approximate Patent Application processing time: 3 years.

Member of the Paris Convention: Yes

Member of the PCT: Yes

China Patent Office: State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO)

1. Patent Filing
2. Publication: 18 months from the filing date or first priority date.
3. Examination: Requested at any time within three years from the date of filing.
4. Acceptance (Notice of Allowance) or rejection.
5. Payment of the Issue Fees.
6. The patentee shall pay an annual fee beginning with the year in which the patent right was granted.