What are the precautions when applying for a design patent?

Legal analysis: Matters needing attention in applying for a patent for design: After receiving the authorization notice and the registration notice, the applicant shall go through the registration formalities and pay the prescribed fees according to the requirements of the notice within the specified time. After the patent right is granted, the patentee has to pay an annual fee every year. If there are six months overdue, he can still pay the annual fee, but he has to pay a late fee.

Legal basis: Measures for the Registration of Patent Pledge

Twelfth patent pledge registration application after examination, China National Intellectual Property Administration registration in the patent register, and send the "patent pledge registration notice" to the parties. The pledge was established when it was registered in China National Intellectual Property Administration. Upon examination, it is found that in any of the following circumstances, China National Intellectual Property Administration made a decision not to register, and issued a Notice of Patent Pledge Not to Register to the parties:

(1) The pledgor is inconsistent with the patentee recorded in the patent register;

(2) The patent right is terminated or declared invalid;

(3) The patent application has not been granted a patent right;

(4) The patent right is in the late payment period of the annual fee;

(5) The patent right is declared invalid;

(6) The patent pledge procedure is suspended due to the dispute over the ownership of the patent right or the people's court ruling to take preservation measures for the patent right;

(seven) the time limit for the debtor to perform the debt exceeds the validity period of the patent right;

(eight) when the pledgee fails to pay off the debt at the expiration of the pledge contract, the patent right belongs to the pledgee;

(nine) the pledge contract does not conform to the provisions of article ninth of these measures;

(10) Pledge with * * * patent right, but without the consent of * * * owner;

(eleven) the patent right has applied for pledge registration and is in the pledge period;

(twelve) other circumstances that should not be registered.