How to submit a utility model patent registered in mainland China?

Step 1: Please go to IPR Submission page.
Please visit Alibaba IPP Platform at the address https://ipp.alibabagroup.com/ and sign in your IPP account and move to User Center;

Please click “IPR Submission” button and go to IPR Submission page;

Step 2: Please choose the IPR type.
Please choose “Patent”.

Step 3: Please choose the place of IPR registration
If your patent is registered in mainland China, please click drop-down button and select “Mainland China”.

Step 4: Please provide the basic information of your utility model patent.
1. Please upload a scanned color copy or digital photo of your original patent registration certificate. If the copy of your patent registration certificate is in black and white, please affix the seal or chop of the registrant (for entity registrant) or sign (for individual registrant) on the black and white copy and provide a digital photo of the sealed/chopped or signed copy.

(You may refer to the second illustration for samples of the utility model patent registration certificate issued by the National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC.)

Note: Please submit one patent only each time. If you have more than one patent for submission, please submit each patent separately.

2. Please choose type of patent as “Patent for utility model” and fill in the details of your utility model patent according to the information indicated in your original utility model patent registration certificate you have uploaded. (see fig.1 & 2)

Fig.1 the location of filling in utility model patent details

Fig.2 sample of utility model patent

Step 5: Please provide the information of patent evaluation report.
Please click “next” button and upload the patent evaluation report, including the first page and conclusion page (Note: The first page includes patent number, application date, and publication date. The conclusion page includes a preliminary conclusion on whether the patent meets the granting conditions, along with specific explanation and illustration).

(You may refer to the illustration for sample of the patent evaluation report issued by the National Intellectual Property Administration of the PRC.)

Fig.1 location of uploading patent evaluation report

Fig. 2 Sample of utility model patent evaluation report

Then, please click “Submit for verification” button to submit the verification request of your patent information.
You may click “Add IPR” to submit more IPR information or review IPR Management once you submit the verification request successfully.

To follow up the status of IPR verification request, please go to IPR Management page.

Note:
If the patent owner’s name is inconsistent with the complainant’s name, the identification document of the patent owner and the power of attorney are be required. Please upload the identification document of the patent owner, enter the identification number and select the expiration date of the POA.

Please download and print out the POA template when all the related IPR information has been filled in. Please affix the official seal/chop on (for entity rights holder) or sign (for individual rights holder) the POA, and then please upload a digital photo or a scanned color copy of the sealed/chopped of signed POA. You may also use the POA prepared and issued by the rights holder and please ensure that the right to enforce the IPR is explicitly authorized by the rights holder in the POA).

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