Can I apply for a design patent for a new style of clothing?

Patents are divided into inventions, utility models and designs.

If the design of a style is only for aesthetic purposes, you can only apply for a patent for appearance design. The definition of appearance design is a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application made by the shape, pattern or their combination of products and the combination of color, shape and pattern.

It is only suitable for industrial applications and excludes pure works of art. For example, you can't just get a statue and apply for a design patent. However, clothing can be re-produced and sold, and it is possible to apply for a design patent.

If the design of the pattern has other uses (such as convenient storage of other items, folding, etc.). ), you can apply for invention patents (clothing or clothing products manufacturing methods) and utility model patents (shape and structure).