Industrial design refers to a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and the combination of color and shape and pattern.
Design refers to the design of industrial products, which is the style of industrial products.
Design patent is the object of patent right and the object of patent law protection, which refers to the design that should be granted patent right according to law. It is completely different from the invention or utility model, that is, the design is not a technical solution.
Article 2 of China's Patent Law stipulates: "Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of products, as well as the combination of color and shape and pattern.
Visible, the design patent shall meet the following requirements:
1 refers to the design of shape, pattern, color or their combination.
2. It must be the design of product appearance.
3. Be sure to look good.
It must be suitable for industrial application.
Extended data:
Application process:
1, application stage
To apply for a patent for design, the patent application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs. Where color protection is required, color pictures or photographs shall also be submitted in duplicate.
All submitted pictures are pictures, all submitted photos are photos, and 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.
2. Review stage
China implements a preliminary examination system for applications for design patents. During the preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of correction to the formal problems in the application documents. The applicant makes corrections to the notice.
At the same time, the examiner will examine whether it belongs to the design patent protection customer. If there are customers who are not protected by the design patent, the examiner will issue a notice of examination opinions, and the applicant will reply to the notice of examination opinions or modify the application documents.
3. Authorization stage
Authorization: After passing the preliminary examination, the examiner will issue a notice of granting the patent right. After receiving the notice of granting the patent right, the applicant needs to go through the following registration procedures: pay the patent registration fee, the annual fee for authorization, the printing fee for the announcement and the stamp duty on the patent certificate within the prescribed time limit.
Issuance of certificates: Applicants can obtain patent certificates after going through the registration procedures. This period of time is about 2-3 months.
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