2009年10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》实施后,外观设计的简要说明已经成为申请外观设计的必要文件。2010年2月1日实施的《专利法实施细则》(下称新专利法实施细则)第二十九条对其内容作了明确 Article 27 of the Patent Law (the “New Patent Law”), which came into force on October 1, 2009, stipulates that: “When applying for a design patent, it shall submit a request, the design picture or photograph, A brief description of the design and other documents. ”" It can be seen that after the implementation of the new Patent Law, a brief description of the design has become a necessary document for applying for a design. Article 29 of the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law (hereafter referred to as the Implementing Regulations of the New Patent Law) implemented on February 1, 2010 made clear its contents