It depends on whether the design you imitate has applied for a patent. If it is similar to the design of the same industry, it is suspected of infringement.

The other party is an international brand. If you can register that design patent in China, will it be infringing?

1, I can still get the money after applying for a patent;

2. Modify the customized product design, and suggest charging 10- 15% of the design fee at one time;

You give the food packaging design to the other party, and he doesn't need your permission to apply for a patent unless you stop him.

Suggestion: recover the design fee before applying for a patent.

The first three items of Article 5 of the Law on Unfair Competition stipulate confusing behavior, and operators shall not engage in market transactions by the following means to harm competitors. (1) counterfeiting the registered trademark of others; (two) unauthorized use of the name, packaging and decoration of a well-known trademark, or the use of a name, packaging and decoration similar to a well-known trademark, resulting in confusion with other people's well-known goods, so that buyers mistakenly think that it is the well-known goods; (three) unauthorized use of another person's enterprise name or font size, so that people mistakenly believe that it is another person's goods.