The design patent examines the following contents:
1. Whether the content and format of the request comply with legal requirements;
2. Whether the applicant is qualified;< /p>
3. Whether the pictures or photos of the design and a brief description of the design and other documents are complete;
4. Other design patent review contents stipulated by law.
Legal basis
Article 27 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China that came into effect on June 1, 2021
Application for industrial design If a patent is filed, a request, pictures or photos of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents should be submitted.
The relevant pictures or photos submitted by the applicant should clearly show the design of the product requiring patent protection.
Article 31
A patent application for an invention or utility model shall be limited to one invention or utility model. Two or more inventions or utility models belonging to one general inventive concept can be filed as one application.
A design patent application shall be limited to one design. Two or more similar designs for the same product, or two or more designs for products of the same category that are sold or used in sets, can be submitted as one application.