Conditions for applying for a patent for appearance

Legal analysis: To apply for a design patent, the materials to be submitted include: pictures or photos of the design application, description documents of the design, and patent rights. When applying for a patent for appearance, it should be noted that the pictures or photographs submitted by the applicant should clearly indicate the design that needs patent protection.

Legal basis: Article 27 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), when applying for a patent for design, documents such as a request, a picture or photograph of the design and a brief description of the design shall be submitted.

The relevant pictures or photographs submitted by the applicant shall clearly indicate the design of the product for which patent protection is required.