摘要
2009年7月1日起施行的《专利法》（下称新专利法）第二十七条规定：“申请外观设计专利的，应当提交请求书、该外观设计图片或者照片以及对该外观设计的简要说明等文件。”可见，在新《专利法》实施後，外观设计的简要说明已经成为申请外观设计的必要文件。
It is provided in Article 27 of the Patent Law entering into force on 1 October 2009 （the new Patent Law） that ＂where an application for a patent for design is filed, a request, drawings or photographs of the design and a brief explanation of the design shall be submitted ＂ which shows that after the new Patent Law entered into force, the brief explanation of a design has become an integral part of a design patent application. In Rule 29 of the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law as of 1 February 2010 （Implementing Regulations of the new Patent Law） is provided that ＂the brief explanation of a design shall indicate （1） the name; （2） the use of the product incorporating the design;
出处
《中国专利与商标》
2010年第3期14-20,共7页
China Patents & Trademarks
