Changing name & address of the applicant/proprietor

The applicant may request for change of the name and address of the applicant or inventor, or other contents related to an industrial design application. Before the MDIP issues a notice of refusal to accept a valid application, a notice of refusal to grant a Design Patent or a decision to grant a Design Patent, the applicant may take the initiative or at the request of the MDIP to amend the application.

In order to record the applicant's name/address change for an industrial design application, the following documents are required: 

(1) One original signed Power of Attorney in the new name/address;

(2) One original notarized Statutory Statement for the change.

In order to record the owner's name/address change for a Design Patent, the following documents are required: 

(1) One original signed Power of Attorney in the new name/address;

(2) One original notarized Statutory Statement for the achange;

(3) Original Design Patent.