Cartoon characters can apply for patents. Generally speaking, anime characters will apply for design patents.
What conditions do animation characters need to meet when applying for design patents?
This cartoon character needs to be the design of industrial products, that is, the style of industrial products in order to apply for a design patent.
What are the patent application materials for animation images?
1, design patent request, picture or photograph, in duplicate.
2. If color protection is needed, color pictures or photos shall be submitted in duplicate.
3. Two submitted pictures are pictures, and two submitted photos are photos. Pictures and photos must not be mixed.
4. If it is necessary to explain the pictures or photos, a brief description of the design shall be submitted in duplicate. Among them, photos need six views (front view, back view, top view, bottom view, left view and right view) and three-dimensional views of the product.
5. Where protection is required, an enlarged drawing and a three-dimensional drawing shall be submitted; Where color protection is needed, color and black-and-white photos or pictures shall be submitted.
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