The examination and approval of packaging design patent application is divided into three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization. If the situation goes well, it usually takes about 6 months without supplementary materials. Guide to patent application 1. Types of patent applications There are three types of patent applications: invention, utility model and design. You may apply for a patent for invention for the new technical scheme proposed by the product, method or its improvement; You can apply for a patent for utility model for a new technical scheme that is suitable for practical use according to the shape, structure or combination of products; A new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application is made according to the shape, pattern or combination of them, and the combination of color and shape and pattern, and can apply for a patent for design. 2. What application documents should be submitted to apply for a patent? To apply for a patent for invention, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for invention, the specification (with drawings), the patent claim, and the abstract (with drawings when necessary); To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the specification, the appended drawings of the specification, the patent claim, the abstract and the appended drawings of the abstract in duplicate. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs in duplicate. Where color protection is required, color pictures or photographs shall also be submitted in duplicate. If pictures are submitted, two copies shall be pictures; If photos are submitted, two copies are photos, and pictures or photos shall not be mixed. If it is necessary to explain the pictures or photographs, a brief description of the design shall be submitted in duplicate. 3. When applying for a patent, the applicant of the patent application acceptance department shall submit or send the application documents directly to the reception desk of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the reception desk of the Patent Office), or to the local agency of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the agency of the Patent Office), which is currently located in Beijing, Shenyang, Jinan, Changsha, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Tianjin. The National Defense Patent Section specializes in accepting applications for national defense patents. 4. How to apply for a patent should submit the necessary application documents and pay the fees according to the regulations. Patent applications must be handled in written form or electronic application form. Written application documents cannot be replaced by oral explanations or samples or models. In the patent examination and approval procedure, only written documents have legal effect. All formalities should be signed according to regulations, and the signature should be exactly the same as the name filled in the request. The signature shall not be copied. The procedures involving the transfer of rights shall be signed by all applicants, and other procedures may be signed by the representatives of the applicants. Where a patent agency is entrusted, it shall be signed by the patent agency. 6. The paper quality of the application documents requires that the paper quality of the application documents should be equivalent to that of copy paper. No useless words, marks, boxes, lines, etc. On the paper. All documents shall be A4 size (2 10/0mm× 297mm) paper. The paper of application documents should be used vertically, with only one side. The text is arranged from left to right, with 25 mm blank in the upper left and 15 mm blank in the lower right, which is convenient for publication and review. The front pages of all parts of the application documents must use the format uniformly formulated by China National Intellectual Property Administration. These forms can be obtained from the consulting office in the reception hall of the Patent Office, from patent offices around the country, or directly downloaded from the website of China National Intellectual Property Administration. 7. What are the writing methods and writing requirements of the application documents? All parts of the application documents shall be in Chinese. If there is no uniform Chinese translation of foreigners' names, place names and technical terms, English or the original text shall be indicated in brackets after Chinese. If the attachments or supporting documents provided by the applicant are in a foreign language, they shall be accompanied by a Chinese translation. The application documents, including the request, should be typed or printed in Song Dynasty, imitation Song Dynasty or regular script, and the handwriting should be black, with the word height between 3.5 and 4.5 mm and the line spacing between 2.5 and 3.5 mm. If two documents need to be submitted, one is the original and the other is the copy, and the contents of the two documents should be consistent. If there are drawings in the application documents, they shall be drawn with ink and drawing tools, or with drawing software, and the lines shall be uniform and clear, and shall not be altered. Engineering blueprints shall not be used. 8. The singularity of the content of the patent application requires that the application for a new patent for invention or utility model should be limited to one invention or utility model. Two or more inventions or utility models belonging to a general inventive concept may be filed as one application. An application for a patent for a design shall be limited to a design used by a product. Two or more designs of products sold or used in the same category in sets may be filed as one application. 9. There are specific requirements for the filling and writing of application documents. The applicant can fill in or write the application documents by himself, or entrust a patent agency to handle it on his behalf. Although it is not mandatory to entrust a patent agency, considering the importance of carefully writing the application documents and the legal rigor of the examination and approval procedures, it is worth promoting for applicants with little experience. ? 10. Acceptance of patent application After receiving the patent application, the patent office or the agency of each patent office shall determine the application date, give the application number and issue an acceptance notice for the application that meets the acceptance conditions. The application documents submitted by the applicant to the acceptance office of the patent office or the agency of each patent office shall be examined at that time to see if the application meets the acceptance conditions. If it meets the acceptance conditions, the acceptance procedures shall be handled on the spot.