By the way, can I apply for innovation credits for utility model patents?

Are you asking about the university?

Each school has different requirements for the types of patents. For example, Article 2 of Item (2) of Quality Assessment of China University of Mining and Technology states that obtaining a national patent is an invention patent, with a score of15; A utility model patent plus 1 1 minute; Design patent 9 points. If it is the result of multi-person cooperation, refer to the second paragraph of the college competition.

Article 6 of the fifth chapter of the Regulations on Postgraduate Education and Management of Xuzhou Normal University also stipulates that each national patent for innovation and practical ability will receive 8- 15 points, and the cooperators will receive 3-5 points depending on their contributions.

So it depends on how your school stipulates extra points.