How to submit a design patent in the form of components?

The design of two or more products of the same category sold or used in sets as mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 31 of the Patent Law means that all products belong to the same category in the classification table and are customarily sold or used at the same time, and all products have the same design concept. Where two or more designs are filed as one application, the serial number of each design shall be marked before the name of each picture or photograph of each design product.

Specific legal provisions: Article 31 of the Patent Law states that an application for a patent for an invention or utility model shall be limited to one invention or utility model. Two or more inventions or utility models belonging to a general inventive concept may be filed as one application. An application for a patent for design shall be limited to one design. Two or more similar designs of the same product, or two or more designs of products used in the same category and sold or used in sets, may be filed as one application.

Article 27 of the Patent Law stipulates that an applicant for a patent for design shall submit a request, a picture or photograph of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents. The relevant pictures or photographs submitted by the applicant shall clearly indicate the design of the product for which patent protection is required.

Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law Article 16 The request for an application for a patent for invention, utility model or design shall specify the following items:

(1) the name of the invention, utility model or design;

(2) If the applicant is a unit or individual in China, its name, address, postal code, organization code or ID number; If the applicant is a foreigner, foreign enterprise or other foreign organization, its name, nationality or registered country or region;

(3) the name of the inventor or designer;

(4) Where the applicant entrusts a patent agency, the name and agency code of the entrusted agency and the name, practice license number and contact telephone number of the patent agent designated by the agency;

(5) Where priority is claimed, the filing date, application number and the name of the original accepting institution of the first patent application filed by the applicant (hereinafter referred to as the earlier application);

(6) The signature or seal of the applicant or the patent agency;

(7) List of application documents;

(8) List of attached documents; (nine) other related matters that need to be explained.