What conditions need to be met before a patent application can be accepted?
According to the "Patent Law" According to the relevant regulations, a patent application shall be accepted if it meets the following conditions:
(1) There is a request in the application documents. The type of patent applied for in the request is clear; the applicant’s name and address are stated;
(2) Invention patent application documents include instructions and claims; utility model patent application documents include instructions, description drawings and claims; design patent application documents include There are pictures or photos;(3) The application documents are typed or printed in Chinese. The handwriting and lines of all application documents must be clear and legible without alteration, and the contents can be distinguished. The description, drawings and pictures of the design of the invention or utility model patent application are drawn in handwriting that is not easy to erase and have not been altered;
(4) In China Foreigners, foreign enterprises or other foreign organizations without regular residence or business offices who apply for patents and handle other patent affairs in China must entrust a patent agency designated by the State Intellectual Property Office to handle the matter; and their country of origin has signed relevant agreements with China. Or jointly participate in relevant international treaties, or it can be handled in accordance with the principle of reciprocity;
(5) The applicant is an individual, enterprise or other organization from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan According to regulations, a patent agency or a patent agency designated by the State Intellectual Property Office has been entrusted to handle the matter.
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