Filing Requirements

Patents & Utility Models (Paris Convention)

1. specification (which must be translated into Chinese before filing)

2. name, address and nationality of the applicant

3. name of the inventor

4. priority information (country, filing number and filing date)

5. original Power of Attorney (can be filed in around 2-3 months from the Chinese filing date)

6. Priority Documents (can be filed with 3 months from Chinese filing date)

    a. a certified copy of the priority application

    b. an original (or notarized copy) of the Priority Assignment (if the applicant in the Chinese application is different from that in the priority application)



Patents & Utility Models (national entry of PCT)

1. international application number or publication number

2. any amendment made under Article 19 and/or 34 during the international stage AND would be the basis for examination in the Chinese national stage

3. any amendment to be made at the time of entry under Article 28 or 41 of PCT

4. original Power of Attorney (can be filed in around 2-3 months from the Chinese filing date)

5. an original (or notarized copy) of the documentation supporting the change of ownership made during the international stage (can be filed later)

6. an original (or notarized copy) of the Priority Assignment if there is a PX or PY reference cited in the international search report (can be filed later)



Designs

1. title of the design

2. drawings or photos of six side views (in the same scale, without dotted lines, hatching or shadowing), and preferably including a perspective view

3. name, address and nationality of the applicant

4. name of the inventor

5. priority information (country, filing number and filing date)

6. original Power of Attorney (can be filed in around 2-3 months from the Chinese filing date)

7. Priority Documents (can be filed with 3 months from Chinese filing date)

    a. a certified copy of the priority application

    b. an original or a notarized copy of the Priority Assignment (if the applicant in the Chinese application is different from that in the priority application)