According to relevant statistics, the number of my country's design applications in the EU is growing rapidly and steadily. The EU design patent, also known as Community Design, is a Council regulation for EU design protection passed by the EU Council in December 2001. EU design patents are applied directly to the EU Trademark and Patent Office and are valid in 28 countries at the same time. Among international design patents, EU designs are one of the most popular applications, with the characteristics of fast authorization, wide coverage, low fees and long protection period. So what are the documents and procedures for EU design patent applications? We introduce it to you in the article below. Documents for EU design patent application 1. Information about the company applying for the patent, including the company’s full name in English or Pinyin, the company’s English address, telephone number, fax email address, etc. If you apply for registration as an individual, you need your pinyin name, address, phone number, fax and email address, etc. 2. Product information to be registered as a patent and 1 to 7 pictures in JPG format. 3. The patent category to be registered. The EU patent category is the same as that in China, or the name of the product must be informed. 4. If you claim the priority of domestic registration, you need a copy of the official certificate of the priority design that has been previously registered in China and the corresponding English or French translation. Such documents may be submitted within three months from the date of application. EU design patent application process 1. The time required from application to authorization: 3-6 months 2. The EU design adopts the Locarno classification (EUROLOCARNO) 3. After submitting the application, you will receive it in about half a month An acceptance number. 4. Review: The European Union Trademark Office will only review the application based on the following two absolute reasons for rejection: (i) whether the main object meets the definition of a design; (ii) whether the design violates public order and good customs. 5. Announcement grace period: A 12-month announcement grace period can be provided to allow designers to verify the possibility of commercial success before registering. 6. Delay in publication: If the applicant is unwilling to publish the design immediately, he can request to delay the publication. Delays in publication can be delayed up to 30 months. If the application wishes to cancel the extension, it can request publication of the design at any time, but if it chooses to publish it from beginning to end, the registration will expire after 30 months. Generally, the application for publication must be made no later than the 27th month. (If the application is delayed for publication, additional fees will be charged) 7. Protection period: The EU design protection period is 5 years from the date of application. After expiration, it can be renewed four times for 5 years each time, and the maximum protection period is 25 years. What are the documents and procedures for applying for an EU design patent? We have answered this question for you here. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property, or contact us by phone.