According to Article 33 of the Patent Law, the scope of modification of an application for a patent for design shall be subject to the pictures or photographs submitted at the time of application, and the applicant shall not modify his application for a patent for design beyond the scope shown in the original pictures or photographs. No matter whether the applicant for a patent for design proposes active modification within two months from the date of application, or passive modification after the patent administration department of the State Council issues a notice of examination opinions or a notice of correction, these provisions shall be observed. For any modification beyond the scope of the original picture or photograph, the patent administration department of the State Council will notify the applicant that the modification does not conform to the provisions of Article 33 of the Patent Law. After the applicant gives a reply within the specified reply period, if the modification of the patent application document is still beyond the scope, the patent application will be rejected according to law.
Modification of design pictures or photos is limited to tracing unclear lines, painting unprotected words, or correcting obvious errors and inconsistencies in the view.
Any active modification or correction shall not exceed the scope recorded or indicated in the original application. Whether the active revision or correction can be accepted is decided by the examiner. Take the initiative to modify or correct should use opinion statements or corrections, indicating the name, number of pages, location and reasons for the modification; The revised part shall be printed on the replacement page and attached to the opinion statement or supplementary book.