The following materials are required to apply for a design patent: the applicant’s identity certificate (a copy of the ID card is required for individual applications, and a copy of the business license for company applications), the name of the designer (the designer can is the applicant, but the designer must be a natural person); design patent application form; pictures or photos, each in duplicate. Legal basis: "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 27 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.