What information should I prepare to apply for a patent on commodity packaging?

The patent for outer packaging belongs to the patent for appearance.

1. Name, address and postal code of the applicant; ?

2. A copy of the applicant's business license, organization code certificate or personal identity card; ?

3. Name, address and postal code of the inventor (natural person);

4. The telephone number, fax number and contact address of the contact person who handles the invention patent application.

5. Provide pictures or photos of the design (preferably taken with a digital camera).

Pictures or photographs refer to six orthographic views (front view, back view, left view, right view, top view and bottom view) and three-dimensional views of a design product. If there is no design point on the view, it can be omitted; If the views are symmetrical, you can omit one view.

The view sizes in the above pictures or photos should be consistent, and the size of the pictures or photos should be between 3cm×8cm and 15cm×22cm.

The background of pictures or photographs shall be monochrome, and there shall be no other articles or patterns irrelevant to this design. At the same time, the photo must be free from strong light, shadows and other factors that affect the image effect.

For the design that needs color protection, a color and a black-and-white picture or photo should be submitted at the same time.

If you are not familiar with the requirements of making pictures or photos, the agency can make the pictures or photos needed for the application.

? After submitting these to the patent office, you can get the application date and application number, which is the only number to be examined by the patent office in the future. The formal admission notice will be issued within two weeks after the application date. After the final examination and approval, the Patent Office will issue a notice of authorization, indicating that it agrees to authorize. The announcement of patent authorization shall take effect after the applicant registers (pays) the authorization.

The utility model needs 6- 10 months authorization.