How to inquire about appearance patents? What are the ways?
The inquiry of design patents can be made through the inquiry window of China National Intellectual Property Administration: the design patent is the object of patent right and the object protected by patent law, 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. It can be seen that 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) it must be beautiful; (4) It must be suitable for industrial application.