Invention Patent

Filing
Application is filed
Request for Substantive Examination is submitted (within 3 years from filing date)

2 weeks

Filing receipt issued
Application is in good order

20 – 30 months

Substantive Examination
Office Action (OA) may be issued.
Amendment/Reply to OA within 4 - 6 months

4 – 6 months

Allowance
Notice of Allowance (NoA) will be issued
Issue Fee shall be paid within 2 months

2 months

Registration
Certificate issued.
Patent published onto the Patent Gazette

* The time frame shown above indicates average processing time of the CNIPA, it can be varied from the actual situation due to the subject matter of application.