Patent Act Article 25

ApplicationA patent application for an invention shall be filed with the Specific Patent Agency by the owner of the right to apply for a patent, who is to provide an application form, a description, claim(s), an abstract, and the necessary drawing(s).The filing date of a patent application for invention shall be the date on which the application form, description, claim(s), and the necessary drawing(s) are provided in full.Where an applicant does not provide a description, claim(s), and the necessary drawing(s) in Chinese at the time of filing, but in a foreign language, and where the Chinese translation for the said documents is provided within the time period specified by the Specific Patent Agency, the filing date shall be the date on which the foreign language version is originally provided.Where the Chinese translation is not provided within the specified time period as stated in the preceding paragraph, the patent application shall be dismissed. However, if the Chinese translation is provided before the dismissal decision is served, the date on which the Chinese translation is provided shall be regarded as the filing date, and the foreign language version shall be deemed not to have been provided.