The documents required to apply for a design patent are: 1. Request for patent grant; 2. Design pictures and brief description of the design patent; 3. The applicant’s identity certificate or main body information certificate; 4. Proof of ownership of the patented design work. Article 27 of the Patent Law states that when applying for a design patent, a request, pictures or photos of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents shall be submitted. The relevant pictures or photos submitted by the applicant should clearly show the design of the product for which patent protection is sought.