2. According to Article 3 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), copyrights include copyrights in literature, art, natural science, social science and engineering technology. Font belongs to the computer font library, which is already available when using a system.
Patent right refers to the right of invention, utility model and appearance patent. Fonts belong to the rules of intellectual activities. According to Article 25 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), intellectual activities cannot be patented. So fonts can only be protected by copyright.