What do I need to submit to apply for a design patent?

1. power of attorney, which shall specify the name of the invention, the name and address of the applicant, and the name and address of the inventor. To apply for priority, it is necessary to indicate the application number and priority date of the country/region that applied for the first time.

2. At least two sets of drawings or photos (including front view, back view, left view, right view, top view and bottom view) need to be added when necessary, and the pattern size shall not be greater than 15×22cm and not less than 3×8cm. You can submit photos instead of drawings. If you need color protection, you need three sets of color photos and three sets of black and white photos, and the photo size is 3R. Please note that when taking pictures, the objects must be placed on a single color background, and there must be no other objects on the background except those required to be protected by the design.

3. Brief description of design is a brief description and supplement to design drawings or photos. There shall be no commercial propaganda language, nor shall it be used to explain the purpose and performance of the product. The brief explanation should be concise and easy to understand.

4. Qualified power of attorney can be submitted within two months after the application date in China.

Note: If priority is required (the priority of design is only six months), the first country, application number and application date of the patent application for design should be provided. If the certified priority documents cannot be submitted at the time of application, they can be submitted within three months after the date of application in China. Please note that the applicant in the priority document is different from the applicant submitted by China, and the transfer certificate is required. If the transfer certificate is a copy, it needs to be notarized.