1. To apply for a patent for invention or utility model, the documents and materials to be submitted include the request, specification, abstract and claims, etc.
2. To apply for a patent for design, the documents and materials that should be submitted include a request, pictures or photographs of the design and a brief description of the design.
legal ground
Article 2 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall come into force on June 1 20265438.
Invention-creation as mentioned in this Law refers to inventions, utility models and designs.
Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is made on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and all or part of the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.
Article 26
To apply for a patent for invention or utility model, a written request, a specification, an abstract thereof, a patent claim and other documents shall be submitted.
Article 27
To apply for a patent for design, a request, a picture or photograph of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents shall be submitted.