1、 Required documents for application:

1. A complete set of Chinese and English patent documents, including the specification, claims, drawings, abstract, and existing technical information (patent documents, scientific and technological documents, etc. closely related to the invention known to the applicant), please provide an electronic version, especially the text part;

2. The Chinese and English names of the invention;

3. The applicant's Chinese and English names and addresses (if the applicant is a company, please provide the company's place of establishment);

4. Inventor's Chinese and English names. If the inventor is not the applicant, please confirm the relationship between the applicant and the inventor (such as employer/employee, etc.);

5. Power of Attorney: A power of attorney for the agency, signed by the applicant, with two copies signed for each application.

6. Oath: signed and stamped by the inventor or producer, indicating that the invention or production of this patent application is not plagiarism of others' work; Multiple inventors can jointly sign one document;

If the applicant is a natural person, they need to submit notarized copies of their ID card, passport, household registration book, etc; If the applicant is a legal entity, a notarized copy of the business license of the legal entity must be submitted.

2、 Application process:

1. Submit application: receive an official receipt within one month;

2. Announcement: For applications that pass the initial review process, they will be announced after 18 months from the date of application.

3. Substantive examination: Absolute novelty and patent examination.

4. Authorization: If an invention patent application meets the above formal and substantive requirements, it is granted patent rights.

5. Priority: As China and Taiwan do not recognize each other's patent application priority, Chinese application documents cannot be used as Taiwan's priority.

6. The required time for registration of invention patents is 2-3 years from the date of application.

7. Validity period: 20 years from the date of application (annual fee to be paid annually after approval).