Can I apply for a patent for photos? -How to apply for intellectual property rights

I have photos. Can I apply for a patent? Then apply for a patent and apply for graphic design.

1. Request

The request is the basis for determining three types of patent applications for invention, utility model or design, and should be carefully selected; It is recommended to use the unified form of the Patent Office (which can be downloaded from the website of China National Intellectual Property Administration, China). The request shall include the name of the invention or utility model or the name of the product using the design; The name of the inventor or designer, the name and address of the applicant (including postal code) and other matters.

Other matters refer to:

(1) Applicant's nationality; Where the applicant is an enterprise or other organization, the country where its headquarters is located.

(2) Relevant matters that should be indicated when the applicant entrusts a patent agency. Where the applicant applies for more than two persons or units without entrusting an agency, it shall designate a natural person as the representative, and indicate the name, address, postal code and contact telephone number of the contact person.

(3) The types of divisional patent applications (applications that have been rejected, withdrawn or regarded as withdrawn, and divisional applications cannot be filed) shall be consistent with the original application, and the original application number and filing date shall be indicated, otherwise they shall not be treated as divisional applications. An invention or utility model claiming domestic priority shall indicate the country, date and number of the earlier application in the request and shall be submitted within one year from the date of filing the earlier application.

(4) List of application documents.

(5) List of attached documents.

(six) the signature or seal of the parties.

How to apply for intellectual property rights of pictures First of all, according to the relevant provisions of China's copyright law, pictures and photos enjoy the same rights as authors and writers, that is, copyright, so pictures can apply for intellectual property rights. Second, intellectual property rights include patents, trademarks and copyrights, and it is necessary to analyze in detail what kind of intellectual property rights need to be applied for. If you apply for a picture patent, you can apply to the patent office; Anyone who applies for a trademark may apply to the Trademark Office; Anyone who applies for copyright may apply to a copyright agency for registration. People's Republic of China (PRC) Copyright Law Article 2 People's Republic of China (PRC) Copyright Law Article 4 People's Republic of China (PRC) Trademark Law Article 3 People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law

How to apply for a picture patent 1 You can submit it directly to the patent office yourself. 2. Entrust a patent agency. Process: 1. Submit patent application documents (design documents include top view, bottom view, left view, right view, front view, back view and six front views of the product, and optional three-dimensional drawings and brief description of the product) and patent request (including invention name, applicant, inventor and related information, etc.). ) and the patent application fee paid to the patent office (that is, the formal fee paid to the patent office). From this, the application date and application number can be obtained, which is the only number examined by the patent office in the future. The formal admission notice will be issued within two weeks after the application date. 2, the patent office for examination, such as issuing a notice of examination opinions, requiring the applicant to reply within the prescribed time limit. After the examination is finally qualified, the patent office issues a notice of authorization, indicating that it agrees to authorize. 3. After the applicant carries out authorization registration, the patent authorization announcement takes effect and the patent certificate is obtained. 4. Design authorization is 5-6 months.

Legal basis:

Article 5 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall not grant a patent right to an invention-creation that violates laws, social morality or harms public interests. No patent right shall be granted to inventions and creations obtained or utilized in violation of laws and administrative regulations and completed by relying on genetic resources.