1. The process of applying for an appearance patent is:
(1) At the application stage, provide materials such as design patent request and pictures;
(2) In the review stage, the examiner issues a notice of correction to the formal problems in the application documents, and the applicant makes corrections to the notice;
(3) In the authorization stage, the examiner issues a notice of granting the patent right, and the applicant goes through the registration formalities and issues a certificate.
2. Legal basis: Article 40 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.
If the application for a patent for utility model or design is not found rejected after preliminary examination, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall make a decision to grant the patent right for utility model or design, issue the corresponding patent certificate, and register and announce it at the same time. The patent right for utility model and the patent right for design shall take effect as of the date of announcement.
Second, what materials are needed to apply for an appearance patent?
The materials required to apply for a patent for design are as follows:
1, the identity certificate of the applicant and the name of the designer;
2, the design patent request;
3. Pictures or photos in duplicate;
4. If color protection is needed, color pictures or photos shall also be submitted in duplicate;
5. Photos should be six-sided and three-dimensional views of the product; Shadows or dotted lines cannot appear on the picture;
6. No matter whether you submit pictures or photos, all views must be front views.