What are the ways and documents needed to apply for a patent for appearance?

Including the Paris Convention and its direct application to the United States.

Paris Convention: After filing an application in China and before the expiration of 6 months from the date of the first prior patent application (i.e. the priority date), you can enjoy the priority treatment and need to submit the priority certificate.

Materials to be prepared and information provided:

1. Application information: Chinese and English names, addresses and postal codes of the applicant and inventor, application country, contact person, etc.

2. Pictures or photos of design: The applicant shall submit a three-dimensional view (expanded view) and a six-sided view (front view, back view, left view, right view, top view and bottom view), and the dimensions of the six-sided view must be consistent. If necessary, you can submit reference views.

3. A brief description of the design;

4. If priority is required, it is also necessary to provide the acceptance notice of the earlier application and the priority certificate of the earlier application.

5. Small-scale entity statement (if the applicant is an individual, or a small and medium-sized enterprise with less than 500 employees, or a non-profit organization);

6. affidavit and power of attorney.

Applying for a patent in time can effectively protect intellectual property rights from infringement, but we must understand the relevant local requirements.