德國外觀設計專利申請流程

一、提交申請

1、請求書，其中應寫明設計人和申請人的中英文姓名和中英文地址，提交日期，發(fā)明名稱和優(yōu)先權日；

2、外觀設計的商品；

3、附圖，即外觀六面圖（清晰）；

4、申請人及設計人的姓名、具體地址（中英文）；

5、如果申請人要求了優(yōu)先權，應提交優(yōu)先權文件，其中包括經(jīng)證明的在先申請副本；

6、如果委托了代理人，應提交委托書。

二、初步審查

德國專利局在收到申請請求后，將進行初步的審查，主要審查申請人提交的文件是否符合法律規(guī)定，是否存在遺漏或錯誤，審查不合格的申請將會收到專利局發(fā)來的審查意見通知書，申請人必須在限期內將資料補齊或消除掉缺陷，待審查合格后，專利申請人將會收到意見通知書，申請也將公開18個月。

三、實質審查

自申請日起7年內必須提出實質審查的請求，否則該申請將視為撤回，提出實質審查請求后，審查員將對該項發(fā)明是否符合新穎性等要求進行審查，待審查結束后審查員判定合格，專利申請將會進入下一階段，即公告階段。

四、公告階段

當專利申請達到授權條件，德國專利局將會在官方公報上將該申請進行刊登公告，公告為期9個月，在公告期內，如果沒有任何人提出異議的情況存在，則該項專利受到專利保護，所有的申請流程至此結束，專利局將授權此項專利權予申請人并下發(fā)專利證書。

German design patent application process

1. Submission of applications

1. Requests, which should specify the designer and applicant ' s Chinese and English names and addresses, submission date, invention name and priority date ;

2. Design goods ;

3. Attached figures, namely the appearance of the six-sided figure ( clear ) ;

4. Names and specific addresses of applicants and designers ( English and Chinese ) ;

5. If the applicant requests priority, priority documents should be submitted, including a certified copy of the prior application ;

6. If the agent is entrusted, the proxy should be submitted.

2.Preliminary review

Upon receipt of the application, the German Patent Office will conduct a preliminary examination, mainly to examine whether the documents submitted by the applicant are in conformity with the law and whether there are omissions or errors. The application for examination of unqualified applications will receive a notice of examination issued by the Patent Office. The applicant must complete or eliminate the defects within the time limit. After the examination is qualified, the patent applicant will receive a notice of examination and the application will be made public for 18 months.

3. Substantive review

A request for a substantive review must be submitted within seven years from the date of application, otherwise the application will be deemed to be withdrawn. After the request for a substantive review is submitted, the examiner will examine whether the invention meets the requirements of novelty, etc., until the examiner is qualified after the review, and the patent application will enter the next stage, namely the announcement stage.

4. Announcement phase

When the patent application meets the conditions of authorization, the German Patent Office will publish the application in the official bulletin for a period of nine months. During the announcement period, if there is no objection from anyone, the patent will be protected. All the application processes will be ended. The Patent Office will authorize the patent to the applicant and issue the patent certificate.