Invention patent: refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
Patent for utility model: refers to a new technical scheme suitable for practical use for the shape, structure or combination of products.
Design patent: refers to a new design based on the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of colors, shapes and patterns, which is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application.
Patent authorization time:
It usually takes about 3 years to grant an invention patent.
It usually takes about 1 year to grant utility model patents.
It usually takes about 8 months to grant a design patent.
Duration of protection of patent right:
The protection period of an invention patent is 20 years.
The protection period of utility model patent is 10 year.
The protection period of the design patent is 10 year.
Now many manufacturers are promoting patents, which are actually design patents and utility model patents. Everyone can apply for several patents to keep. However, as far as the invention patent of seamless wall covering industry is concerned, only the new Silk Road "Bai Bi" is owned by seamless wall covering.