What does the invention patent protect?

Legal analysis: the protection scope of patent is actually the replacement of patent right, which is an intangible asset, while the protection scope of invention patent is to protect newly developed products so that people who have product rights are not infringed, which is a kind of protection for inventions and technologies. Invention patents are easy to understand. Generally speaking, new products have been developed, or some previous schemes have been greatly improved and successful. Generally speaking, you can apply for an invention patent, which can be divided into two categories: products and methods. It is easy to tell them apart. Products generally refer to physical inventions, while methods are usually a scheme, and there may be no physical objects. They are all expressed in words and play a guiding role.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 3 The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law.

The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.

Article 4 Where an invention-creation applying for a patent involves national security or vital interests and needs to be kept confidential, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 5 No patent right shall be granted for inventions and creations that violate laws, social ethics or harm public interests.

No patent right shall be granted to inventions and creations obtained or utilized in violation of laws and administrative regulations and completed by relying on genetic resources.