As the requirement of Chinese patent law, the applicant should consign an IP agent which designated by the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China to proceed with the application.

What are the procedures to be undertaken?

The patent application procedure is as: 1) file the document, 2) issue the official filing receipt, 3) enter into the formative examination, 4) patent published on the official gazette and enter into the substantive examination, 5) issue the patent certificate.