Why should developers pay the most attention to patents?

1. To apply for a design patent at the application stage, the patent application documents shall include: a request for a design patent, pictures or photographs. Where color protection is required, color pictures or photographs shall also be submitted in duplicate. All pictures submitted shall be pictures, and all photos submitted shall be photos, and pictures or photos shall not be mixed. If pictures or photographs need to be explained, a brief description of the design shall be submitted. Where a patent agency is entrusted, a power of attorney shall be submitted. To apply for fee reduction, a request for fee reduction and corresponding supporting documents shall be submitted. 2. In the examination stage, China implements a preliminary examination system for the application for a patent for design. In the process of preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of correction for the formal problems in the application documents. The applicant makes corrections to the notice. At the same time, the examiner will review whether it belongs to the design patent protection customers. If there are customers who do not belong to the design patent protection, the examiner will issue a notice of examination opinions, and the applicant will reply to the notice of examination opinions or modify the application documents. 3. Authorization stage (1) Authorization: After passing the preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of granting the patent right. After receiving the notice of granting the patent right, the applicant needs to go through the following registration procedures: pay the patent registration fee, the annual fee for the year of authorization, the printing fee for the announcement and the stamp duty for the patent certificate within the prescribed time limit. (2) Issuance of certificates: Applicants can obtain patent certificates after going through the registration procedures. The application time for this period of appearance patent is about 2-3 months.