Patent is the abbreviation of patent right. Refers to the exclusive rights granted by the State Patent Office to inventors, designers or their subordinate units within a certain period of time in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law.
How to protect patents?
A new invention can only be protected by law if it is patented.
How to classify patents?
There are three kinds of patents: invention, utility model and design.
Invention patent: refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. An invention that can be patented can be a product invention or a method invention.
Patent for utility model: refers to a new technical scheme suitable for practical use for the shape, structure or combination of products. An application for a patent for utility model must be a product patent application.
Design patent: a new design of a product's shape, pattern, color or their combination, which is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application. The new design can be a graphic design of lines, patterns or colors, or a three-dimensional modeling of the product.