In China, patent applications need to be carried out according to procedures. For example, if the application is submitted first, the patent authorities will accept, examine, announce and reject the application. At present, there is no express channel for patent application, and if you apply for a patent for invention or utility model, you should submit the request, specification and its abstract, patent right and other documents; To apply for a patent for design, a request, a picture or photograph of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents shall be submitted.
legal ground
Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
To apply for a patent for invention or utility model, a written request, a specification, an abstract thereof, a patent claim and other documents shall be submitted.
Article 27
To apply for a patent for design, a request, a picture or photograph of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents shall be submitted.
The relevant pictures or photographs submitted by the applicant shall clearly indicate the design of the product for which patent protection is required.