How to judge the same design

According to China National Intellectual Property Administration's patent examination guidelines, how to judge whether the designs are the same? The same design means that the compared design belongs to the same category as the previous design, and all the design elements of the compared design are the same as the corresponding elements of the previous design, in which the design elements refer to shapes, patterns and colors. How to judge the similarity of design When determining the product category, we can refer to the product name, the international classification table of design and the product shelf classification, but the use of products should be the same. Similar products refer to products with exactly the same purpose. For example, mechanical watches and electronic watches have different internal structures, but have the same purpose, so they belong to the same category of products. If the product categories are different, even if the three elements of design are the same, the design should not be considered the same. For the appearance design of similar products, corresponding to the specific types of comparative design, the specific situations of the same appearance design can be divided into the following categories: (1) simple appearance design, as long as the shape of the comparative design is the same as that of the previous design, regardless of whether there are specific patterns or colors in the previous design. If the shape of the contrast design is different from that of the previous design, their designs are different, and the contrast design and the previous design are not the same design. (2) Simple pattern design, as long as the designed pattern is the same as the previously designed pattern. If the patterns of the comparative design are different from those of the previous design, their designs are different, and the comparative design is different from the previous design. (3) The appearance design combining shape and pattern is compared with the shape and pattern of the previous design respectively, and the two designs are the same. (four) the design of the shape and color combination is the same as the previous design, and the two designs are the same. (five) the design of the pattern and color combination is the same as the previous design, and the two designs are the same. (6) Comparing the design combining shape, pattern and color with the shape, pattern and color of the previous design, the two designs are the same.