Can I apply for a patent online? China National Intellectual Property Administration has a special patent application law. Where an invention or creation of an individual or organization meets the requirements for applying for a patent, it may be handled directly by the relevant department or an electronic application may be made. So what are the electronic patent application processes? Can I apply for a patent online? What are the electronic patent application processes? Step 1: The inventor enters the China patent electronic application website tool to download the CPC installation program. Understand the process of patent electronic application, download and install CPC client to personal computer. (For system configuration, word and IE browser versions, please refer to the CPC client installation requirements. Step 2: Open the CPC client to make the patent electronic application file. For the production method, please refer to the video course of China Patent Electronic Application Network: 1, how to submit the use process of patent electronic application, and how to make standard electronic application documents; 2. How to submit the patent electronic application operation manual to the electronic application client; 4. How to submit the standard application documents for patent electronic application simulation operation; 4. If it is necessary to issue a fee holdover certificate, the science and technology department or agency shall upload a scanned copy of the fee holdover certificate; Step 3: Make an electronic application document through the CPC client, and export the document after review. Operation method: CPC client file management file export file (*. Zip format). For detailed documentation, please refer to the form filling specification in the user manual in the client help. Step 4: Send the exported documents to the patent application mailbox of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Email title: contact name+phone number+patent type+patent stage (application/review reply). Submit the filing form of patent application together. Step 5: 1. The staff will digitally sign the patent documents received in the mailbox through the electronic patent application platform of the school in time; 2. Submit the application documents to China National Intellectual Property Administration for review and receive the electronic application receipt at the same time; 3. In the process of handling in China National Intellectual Property Administration, the staff timely received the feedback documents such as the notification of patent application acceptance, the notification of substantive examination, the amendment opinions and the authorization certificate, and sent them to the patent inventor's mailbox; 4. Patent inventors who upload intermediate documents through the school electronic patent application platform in the process of patent restoration need to repeat the above work. Can I apply for a patent online? What are the electronic patent application processes? We are here to answer this question for you. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.