Application process of design patent
1. Where a design patent is applied 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 submitted pictures are pictures, and all submitted photos are photos. Pictures or photos shall not be mixed. If pictures or photo descriptions are needed, 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, an application for fee reduction and corresponding supporting documents shall be submitted.
2. In the examination stage, China implements the preliminary examination system for the application for patent for design. During the preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of correction to the formal problems in the application documents. The applicant makes corrections to the notice. At the same time, the examiner will examine whether it belongs to the design patent protection customer. If there are customers who are not protected by the design patent, 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.