Deadline and Document Review
We check priority details, international filing records, amendments and recorded changes to identify entry deadlines and missing documents.
PCT National Phase Entry in China
Bring your PCT application into the Chinese national phase with deadline checks, Chinese translation, filing, official fee payments and English reporting. We assist overseas businesses, individual applicants and foreign IP firms, with subsequent examination support available under an agreed scope.
Translation with Technical Review
We review terminology, claim dependencies and drawing references so the Chinese text accurately reflects the technical content of your application.Filing and Official Fees
We complete entry formalities using your approved documents, pay official fees on your instructions and provide the filing record.Support through Examination
Receive official notices with English explanations, with further support for examination responses and post-grant annuities under the agreed engagement.
What Can PCT National Phase Entry in China Protect?
A China design patent protects the visual appearance of a product rather than its technical function.
Application Records and Initial Search
We review applicant and priority records, the international search report and written opinion. An initial patent search is available within the agreed scope.
Chinese Application Documents
We translate the application and drawing text, review existing amendments and resolve questions with you before preparing the Chinese submission.
National Phase Formalities
We handle entry formalities, arrange substantive examination requests for invention applications as instructed, and provide submitted documents and official acknowledgments.
Responses and Post-grant Support
On instruction, we prepare corrections, responses and amendments, and speak with examiners by telephone when appropriate. Post-grant annuity services are agreed separately.
Planning China Entry or Facing a Deadline?
Send your PCT application number and earliest priority date. We will review the record and explain the required documents, next steps and itemized fees.
Check My Entry Deadline
How the Filing Process Works
We guide you through the filing process with clear communication at every stage.
Share Your Application Details
Share the PCT number, priority details, application text and drawings, together with amendments, applicant changes and filing instructions.
Review Dates and Documents
We check entry requirements and the available record, then identify missing materials and matters requiring your confirmation.
Agree the Scope and Quote
We agree the entry, translation, search and further representation required, with official fees listed separately before work begins.
Prepare and Approve the Documents
We prepare and review the Chinese documents, address technical questions and obtain your approval of the version to be filed.
File and Pay Official Fees
We submit the approved documents to CNIPA, complete the instructed procedural requests and pay the relevant official fees.
Report and Follow Up
Receive filing copies, official documents and English updates. Examination and maintenance work continues according to your further instructions and agreed scope.
Why Work With Tong Hui?
Local China experience, clear communication and a practical approach to handling your design filing.
Local Handling in China
Our China team coordinates entry formalities, official correspondence and follow-up procedures, keeping the status of your application clear.
Attention to Technical Meaning
We check the Chinese terminology, claims and drawings against the original application and raise questions that affect accuracy.
Clear English Communication
English reporting explains what a notice means, when action is needed and which decisions require your review.
A Clearly Defined Engagement
Entry, translation, searches, examination responses and annuity services have clearly agreed scopes and fees.
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Design Protection for Your China Business
The role of a design patent can vary depending on how you launch, sell or manufacture your products in China.
Overseas Businesses
For businesses planning sales, manufacturing or technical cooperation in China, we coordinate national phase entry with your patent portfolio and commercial plans.
Discuss China Entry
Foreign Law Firms and IP Practices
We follow your instructions on Chinese documents, filings and official correspondence, providing English records for your review and client reporting.
Discuss Local Representation
Research Teams and Individual Applicants
Starting with your existing PCT record, we organize the materials and explain translation, entry formalities and the costs of subsequent work.
Check the Required Documents
Ready to Bring Your PCT Application into China?
Send your PCT number, priority date and available documents. We will explain the entry requirements, document checklist and itemized quotation.
China Design Patent FAQs
A few practical things overseas applicants often want to know before filing.
Eligible PCT applications may seek invention or utility model protection in China. We review the application and your instructions; design protection uses a different filing route.
The standard deadline is 30 months from the PCT priority date. Entry within 32 months requires the necessary formalities and the prescribed late-entry surcharge. We check the exact date against the application record.
Start with the PCT number, earliest priority details and contact information. We then request the description, claims, abstract, drawings and any amendments or changes.
Yes. Send the source documents and Chinese draft. We will agree the review of terminology, claims, drawing text and filing requirements.
Yes. We can provide an initial search alongside the international report and written opinion, with its scope and fees agreed before work begins.
Entry, Chinese translation and subsequent examination responses are quoted separately, with official fees itemized. Searches, corrections and annuity services have separately confirmed scopes and charges.
Yes, under a further engagement. We explain notices, prepare responses and necessary amendments, and discuss the case with examiners by telephone when appropriate.
Yes. Annuity monitoring, reminders and payment on instruction are available under an agreed arrangement, with official fees and service charges specified.
