How does a company apply for a design patent?

The company applied for the design patent as follows: 1. Filling and writing of application documents for design patent. The applicant can fill in or write by himself, or entrust a patent agency to handle it on his behalf. Although it is not mandatory to entrust a patent agency, it is worth promoting; 2. Acceptance of application for patent for appearance. After receiving the patent application, the patent office or the agency of each patent office shall determine the application date, give the application number, and issue an acceptance notice if it meets the acceptance conditions.

legal ground

Article 56 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if the patented invention or utility model is a major technological progress with great economic significance compared with the patented invention or utility model, and its implementation depends on the implementation of the previous invention or utility model, the patent administration department in the State Council may grant a compulsory license to exploit the previous invention or utility model upon the application of the latter patentee. Where a compulsory license is granted in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the administrative department for patent in the State Council may also grant a compulsory license to exploit the latter invention or utility model upon the application of the former patentee.