China patent filing
China offers different patent routes for technical inventions, utility models and product designs. The suitable route depends on the subject matter, disclosure history, timing and commercial objectives.
Common filing routes
- Invention patent: for eligible technical solutions, subject to substantive examination.
- Utility model: for eligible technical solutions relating to a product’s shape or structure.
- Design patent: for eligible product appearance designs.
Before you file
Gather technical or design materials, identify the correct applicant and inventors or designers, and check public disclosures and any foreign priority deadlines. Chinese translations and formal documents may be required.
This overview is general information. Patentability, deadlines, documentation and fees need matter-specific review.