Requirements for submitting design patents

1. The patent application documents shall include:

A patent request for a design, 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.

2. The specific requirements of the picture are as follows:

(1) the proportion of each view (or photo) should be consistent;

(2) Drawing should be carried out according to the orthographic method, or taking photos according to the orthographic rules;

③ There should be no shortage of views or photos reflecting the key points of product design;

(4) When the six-sided or multi-sided view (or photo) can't fully express the product design, it should be supplemented with necessary drawings (or photos) such as expanded view, enlarged view, three-dimensional view, and service state reference view; A combined product of two or more articles (a collection of articles that can be separated) shall provide separate views (or photos) in addition to the corresponding views (or photos) of the combined state when necessary.