The process of applying for a design patent:
1, application. The applicant shall submit the request, design pictures and other materials;
2. review. That is, the patent administration department will conduct a preliminary examination;
3. authorization. That is, if there is no reason for rejection after examination, the applicant shall be granted a patent right for design.
Legal objectivity:
patent law of the people's republic of china
Article 27
To apply for a patent for design, a request, a picture or photograph of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents shall be submitted. The relevant pictures or photographs submitted by the applicant shall clearly indicate the design of the product for which patent protection is required.
patent law of the people's republic of china
Article 40
If the application for a patent for utility model or design is not found rejected after preliminary examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant the patent right for utility model or design, issue the corresponding patent certificate, and register and announce it at the same time. The patent right for utility model and the patent right for design shall take effect as of the date of announcement.