1. application path

1. An application for a patent for an invention filed in China or the United Kingdom;

2. a patent application in the European Patent Office designating the United Kingdom;

3. PCT application for invention patent application in China, the UK national phase or the European regional phase (designated UK).

2. Review Form

substantive examination.

3. protection period
20 years from the application date of the designated patent application. If the first stage has entered the second stage within 5 years, the annual fee shall be paid in the fourth year after authorization; if the second stage has not been entered after 5 years, the annual fee shall be paid every year after 5 years.

4. Application Language

Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)/English

5. to submit documents

1. Applicant information: the name and detailed address of the applicant; 2. Name of inventor; 3. Name of invention (in Chinese and English); 4. Specific information of designated patent: designated patent authority, application number, application date, publication number and publication date; 5. Specific information of PCT application (for example, the case type of designated patent is PCT application): international Application Number, International Filing Date, International Publication Number, International Publication Date; 6. Priority information (e. g. claim priority).

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