You can apply for a design patent. Applying for a design patent:
1. Please provide 1. The applicant’s name (full name), address, and postal code; 2. A copy of the applicant’s business license, organization code certificate, or personal ID card ; 3. The name, address, and postal code of the inventor (natural person); 4. The telephone number, fax number, and contact address of the contact person who handles the invention patent application.
2. Complete the entrustment procedures (official seal of the unit or signature of a natural person).
3. Provide pictures or photos of the design (preferably taken with a digital camera) 6.1 The pictures or photos refer to the six-sided orthographic view of the design product (ie: front view, rear view, left view, right view, top view, bottom view) and perspective view. If there are no design points on the view, it can be omitted; if the view is symmetrical, one view can be omitted. 6?1 The view size proportions in the above pictures or photos should be consistent. The size of the pictures or photos should be between 3cm×8cm and 15cm×22cm. 6.1 The background of the picture or photo should be solid color, and the background should not contain other objects or patterns that are not related to this design. At the same time, the photo must be free of factors such as strong light and shadow that affect the image effect. 6.1 If you want to protect a color design, you must submit one color and one black-and-white picture or photo at the same time. 6?1 If you are not familiar with the production requirements of pictures or photos, the agency can produce the pictures or photos required for the application on your behalf
4. Sign an entrustment contract and pay the patent application fee:
Design official fee (after slowdown) Agency fee (yuan)
1. Patent application fee 500 (150) 1,000
2. Patent certificate registration fee 295 -
3. The annual fee for the year of authorization is 600 (180) -
Note: Each locality may have a patent application funding policy issued by the government, which can subsidize patent fees. You can consult various agencies. After all, the country does not need money. Don’t want it for nothing.
5. It takes about 10-20 working days for the agent to prepare the application documents, and its efficiency depends entirely on the degree of detail provided by the application materials.
After preparing the documents, the agent will ask the applicant to review the application documents. If there are no problems, the application can be submitted. Generally, a patent application acceptance notice will be issued on the day of application, thus entering the review process.