How to apply for a patent for food packaging? Can I apply?

Can I apply for a patent on food packaging? The answer is yes, so how to apply for a food packaging patent? This paper aims to solve the problem that food enterprises are not clear about patent application, and hopes that through this paper, enterprises can successfully apply for food packaging patents. 1. Type of food packaging patent application 1. You can apply for a patent for utility model according to the new technical scheme proposed for the shape, structure or combination of food packaging; 2. According to the shape, pattern or combination of food packaging and the combination of color, shape and pattern, make a new design that is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application, and you can apply for a patent for design. Design is the third kind of object protected by China's patent law, and it is also one of the objects required to be protected by the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law stipulates that the term "design" as mentioned in the Patent Law refers to a new design for the shape, pattern or combination of products that needs aesthetic feeling and is suitable for industrial application. According to the definition, design is a decorative or artistic design about the appearance of products. The overall design of this meeting can be a plane pattern, a three-dimensional shape, or a combination of the two. Second, how to apply for a patent for food packaging? (1) To apply for a food packaging patent, the applicant shall submit the necessary application documents and pay the fees as required. Patent applications must be handled in written form or electronic application form. Written application documents cannot be replaced or omitted by oral explanation or providing samples or models. In the patent examination and approval procedure, only written documents have legal effect. All formalities should be signed according to regulations, and the signature should be exactly the same as the name filled in the request. The signature shall not be copied. The procedures involving the transfer of rights shall be signed by all applicants, and other procedures may be signed by the representatives of the applicants. Where a patent agency is entrusted, it shall be signed by the patent agency. If supporting documents or attachments are required, the supporting documents and attachments shall be originals or photocopies, and photocopies shall not be used. If there is only one original, you can use a copy, but at the same time you need to attach a certificate that the copy issued by the notary office is consistent with the original. (2) The complete submission of enterprise food packaging patent application materials is the basis for the successful grant of enterprise patent rights. 1. There are many conditions that determine the successful grant of a patent right, including the novelty, practicality and creativity of an enterprise's invention and creation, and the conditions that some enterprises actively cooperate with the State Patent Office to submit patent application materials. 2. Enterprises should actively cooperate with the State Patent Office to examine patent applications. The patent application materials required by the State Patent Office should be submitted voluntarily, so that the State Patent Office can examine the patent application materials quickly, conveniently and professionally. 3. The authorization time for food packaging patent application is 1, and the application time for utility model patent is about1October to1February. 2. The time to apply for a design patent varies from 6 months to 8 months.