What documents do I need to apply for a design patent?

Legal analysis: design patent request, picture or photograph. Where color protection is required, color pictures or photographs shall also be submitted in duplicate. All submitted pictures are pictures, and all submitted photos are photos. Pictures or photos shall not be mixed. If pictures or photo descriptions are needed, a brief description of the design shall be submitted. Where a patent agency is entrusted, a power of attorney shall be submitted. To apply for fee reduction, an application for fee reduction and corresponding supporting documents shall be submitted.

Legal basis: the design granted the patent right in Article 23 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) does not belong to the existing design; Before the filing date, no unit or individual has filed an application with the patent administration department of the State Council for the same design, and it is recorded in the patent documents published after the filing date. Compared with the existing design or the combination of existing design features, the patented design should have obvious differences. A design that has been granted a patent right shall not conflict with the legal rights that others have obtained before the date of application. Existing designs as mentioned in this Law refer to designs known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application.