Do patent applicants need ID card photos?

Legal analysis: 1. Basic application materials: individual application: copy of ID card, copy of ID card of the first inventor; If it is necessary to apply for fee waiver, provide a request for patent fee waiver (signed by the applicant). Application in the name of enterprise: copy of business license, copy of organization code certificate, copy of first inventor's ID card; If it is necessary to apply for fee reduction and exemption, a certificate of patent fee reduction and exemption shall be provided (sealed by the local intellectual property office). (Note: Provide the tax payment certificate of the previous year and affix the seal of the tax bureau; The newly established enterprise provides the certificate of fee reduction; )。 2, the design patent request. 3. Design pictures or photos. (If color protection is required, color pictures or photos shall be submitted). 4. Brief description of the design. 5. Power of attorney for patent agency. The applicant should submit six orthographic pictures or photos of each design. Flat products can only provide positive and negative views. If necessary, three-dimensional reference drawings of the design shall be provided.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 22 An invention or utility model that has been granted a patent right shall be novel, creative and practical. Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; Before the filing date, no unit or individual filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council, and it was recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date. Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress. Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects. The existing technology mentioned in this law refers to the technology known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application.

Article 23 A design that has been granted a patent right does not belong to an existing design; Before the filing date, no unit or individual has filed an application with the patent administration department of the State Council for the same design, and it is recorded in the patent documents published after the filing date.