Applying for a patent for appearance mainly involves three processes:
First, the application stage.
To apply for a patent for design, the patent application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, 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. Where a patent agency is entrusted, a power of attorney shall be submitted.
Second, the review stage.
China implements a preliminary examination system for applications for design patents. 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, and the examiner examines whether it belongs to the customer protected by the design patent. 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.
Third, the authorization stage.
(1) Authorization: After the first trial is passed, 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 authorization, the printing fee for the announcement and the stamp duty on the patent certificate within the prescribed time limit.
(2) Issuance of certificates: The applicant can obtain a patent certificate after going through the registration formalities.
The above is about how easy it is to apply for a patent for appearance. As can be seen from the above, the application for design patent mainly includes three stages: application, examination and authorization. If you have any other questions, please feel free to consult Intellectual Property. We have professional intellectual property consultants to answer your questions.