in accordance with article 27 of the patent law of the people's Republic of China, which came into effect on June 1, 221,
an application for a patent for a design shall be submitted with 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 show the appearance design of the product for which patent protection is required.
Article 34
After receiving an application for a patent for invention, the administrative department for patent in the State Council, after preliminary examination, finds that it meets the requirements of this Law, and it shall publish it after 18 months from the date of application. The patent administration department of the State Council may publish its application at an early date upon the request of the applicant.
Article 4
If the application for a patent for utility model or design is not found to be rejected after preliminary examination, the patent administration department of the State Council shall make a decision to grant the patent right for utility model or design, issue the corresponding patent certificate, and register and announce it at the same time. The patent right for utility model and the patent right for design shall take effect as of the date of announcement.