How to inquire about appearance patents? How to judge the similarity of design?

How to inquire about appearance patents? How to judge the similarity of design? The basic purpose of appearance patent inquiry is to compare whether it is similar or not. Generally, patent inquiries can be made through official patent retrieval channels. In order to query the comparison results more accurately and professionally, you can also find a professional organization to handle it on your behalf. How to inquire about appearance patents? How to judge the similarity of design? How to inquire about appearance patents? Patent inquiry is a procedure before patent application. It's not necessary, but it is. An effective search report can make the applicant avoid that the right to be protected is not the same or similar to the patent right of the previous application, and ensure that the applied patent is effective. In addition, patent inquiry has other uses, such as inquiring the validity of the patent before the transfer of the appearance patent, whether the transferor is the right holder, etc. So, what should we do if the object of patent inquiry is appearance patent? First of all, there are two ways to query patents: one is to query in the database published by the National Intellectual Property Network; In addition, you can also entrust a full-time patent agency to inquire about patents. Appearance patent query, through the query window of China National Intellectual Property Administration /gjcx.jsp, you can query the announcement, patent application information, abstract or brief description data. How to judge the similarity of design? In practice, it is not difficult to identify the same design. If all elements such as shape, pattern, color and their combination are the same, it is the same design. It is more difficult to identify similar designs. The similarity of appearance design seems to mean that the appearance, pattern, color and combination of the accused infringing product and the patented product are basically the same, and some subtle differences are not enough to attract the attention of ordinary consumers, so that ordinary consumers confuse the two products and mistake them. When judging similar designs, the comparison method of design elements is widely used. The key part of design is the main part of design patents created by designers, that is, the innovation of design patents completed by designers through creative labor. The same or similar design is a necessary condition to constitute the same or similar design. Different and dissimilar designs are different and dissimilar designs and do not constitute infringement. The above is the method for Bian Xiao to inquire about the appearance patent. How to judge the similarity of design? For a detailed answer to this question and more patent inquiry questions, please consult Bajie Intellectual Property.