First, the invention is effectively protected. When an inventor applies for a patent for his invention, the Patent Office shall disclose his invention to the public according to law, grant a patent right, give the inventor the exclusive right to his invention within a certain period of time, and protect his invention as a property right by law;
Second, it can encourage citizens. The enthusiasm of legal persons to engage in invention and creation, give full play to the intelligence of the whole nation, and promote the rapid development of national science and technology;
Third, it is conducive to the popularization and application of inventions, promoting the transformation of advanced science and technology into productive forces as soon as possible, and promoting the development of the national economy;
Fourth, promoting the publicity and dissemination of inventions and technologies to the whole society and avoiding repeated research and development of the same technology are conducive to promoting the continuous development of science and technology.
Legal basis: Article 2 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Invention-creation as mentioned in this Law refers to inventions, utility models and designs.
Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is made on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and all or part of the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.