China IP ProChina-side support for overseas businesses and patent counsel
Plan your China patent matter around the subject matter, the applicant and the application record you already have.
China IP Pro helps international applicants and foreign counsel define the filing or prosecution task, prepare the document and translation handover, and agree on reporting responsibilities. We confirm the responsible entity, work, fees and timing in writing before proceeding.
Share identifying information first. Arrange conflicts and confidentiality before sending unpublished technical material.
A new application, China entry from a PCT application, an office-action response and an annuity payment are different instructions. Tell us what already exists and which next action you need. A general request for a China patent should become a defined filing or prosecution brief before work starts.
Our initial scope discussion can identify the proposed patent type, application record, known dates, document status, translation needs and reporting contacts. It is not a promise that an application is eligible, will be granted or will provide a particular commercial result.
China’s Patent Law distinguishes inventions, utility models and designs. Use these starting points to prepare a discussion, rather than selecting a route by its name alone. The subject matter, disclosure, earlier applications and intended scope all need review.
The definitions and agency requirements appear in CNIPA’s published Patent Law, including Articles 2 and 18.
A technical solution for a product, a process or an improvement. The proposed claims and supporting disclosure need review.
Identify the existing description, claims, drawings, priority record and any disclosure events.
Explore invention patent filingA technical solution relating to a product’s shape, structure or their combination and suitable for practical use. It is a different category from an invention patent.
Identify the product features, drawings, application history and the question a route comparison should answer.
Explore utility model filingA design concerning the appearance of the whole or part of a product, within the statutory definition. Consistent visual disclosure matters.
Identify the product, proposed views or photographs, earlier design applications and any public release.
Explore design patent filingIf you already have an international application, identify its PCT number, priority record and recent notices. WIPO’s national-phase guidance explains that pursuing protection through the PCT process requires national or regional phase steps. A PCT application is not a single worldwide patent.
Our China PCT national-phase service covers the separate entry discussion, including the application record, documents, Chinese translation and responsibility for the controlling date. Ask for the date to be checked against the actual file; do not rely on a general website example as your deadline.
For a proposed direct China filing, flag every earlier application and relevant date immediately. Foreign applicants without a habitual residence or business office in China must use a legally established patent agency for China patent applications and other patent affairs under Article 18. The engagement identifies the responsible professional and contracting entity.
Begin with nonconfidential identifying information. Once conflicts, confidentiality and the proposed work are settled, the responsible adviser can confirm which complete application documents and authorizations are needed. This preparation list is not a universal statutory document checklist.
The patent service hub uses a scoped quote, rather than one fee for every patent matter. The proposed patent type, document condition, claim or drawing work, translation volume, application history and urgency can change the work involved.
Ask the written proposal to separate professional services, Chinese official fees, translation or drawing work, and later prosecution or maintenance. An initial filing quote should say which reporting and follow-up are included and which need a further instruction. Review our published fees and scope and the dedicated service page for any representative standard scope; do not treat one example as the total for another route.
For an examination notice, identify the application, provide the notice and flag the response date and existing agent. Our China patent office-action response service can be scoped around the record and the response task.
For language work, specify whether you need English-to-Chinese patent translation, a review of an existing translation or coordination with drafting counsel. Agree on the source version, terminology decisions and who approves the final filing text.
For an existing portfolio, use our China patent annuity support to discuss patent identifiers, status and payment records. A filing service and an ongoing annuity instruction are separate scopes.
Foreign patent counsel can identify the client, current file, requested task and approval contacts. Confirm who will settle the route, prepare or review Chinese documents, approve the filing, monitor each deadline and receive reports.
Review our professionals and public credentials. Sending an inquiry does not itself begin a filing instruction. We confirm conflicts, confidentiality, the responsible entity, written scope, fees and the next action before proceeding.
That requires a review of the subject matter, disclosure, earlier applications, desired scope and timing. The category comparison helps prepare the discussion; it does not select a route or establish patentability for a particular product.
No. Patent categories and instructions have different official and professional fee components. Confirm the document, translation, filing and later-work scope in writing. Representative prices on dedicated pages apply only to their stated scope.
Yes, subject to conflicts and agreed engagement arrangements. Identify who approves the route and Chinese text, instructs filings, tracks dates and receives reports.
Start with identifying information, existing application numbers and known dates. Arrange conflicts and confidentiality before sharing the full unpublished technical disclosure.
No. China protection requires the applicable China filing or entry process and examination or grant steps. Identify the existing file and have the available route and dates reviewed before relying on it.
Tell us the proposed owner, existing application record, requested task and known date. We will review whether we can assist and define the proposed scope.
Request a China Patent Filing ReviewGeneral information only; not advice for a particular application. No filing, grant, timing or enforcement outcome is guaranteed.