Applying for a patent for appearance mainly involves three processes: one is the application stage. To apply for a patent for design, the patent application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design and photos. If color protection is needed, color photos shall be submitted in duplicate. All submitted photos should be photos, and photos should not be mixed. Where a patent agency is entrusted, a power of attorney shall be submitted. Second, the 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, and the examiner examines whether it belongs to the customer protected by the design patent. 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. Third, the authorization stage. 1. 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. 2. Issuance of certificates: Applicants can obtain patent certificates after going through the registration procedures. Article 35 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Within three years from the date of filing, the patent administration department of the State Council may, at the request of the applicant, conduct substantive examination of the application at any time; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. The patent administrative department of the State Council may, when it deems it necessary, examine the application for a patent for invention on its own.
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Within three years from the date of filing, the patent administration department of the State Council may conduct substantive examination according to the request made by the applicant at any time; If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. The patent administrative department of the State Council may, when it deems it necessary, examine the application for a patent for invention on its own.