What are the three types of patents?

Domestic patents include inventions, utility models and designs. According to relevant laws and regulations, patents are aimed at inventions, utility models and designs. Invention refers to an innovative technical solution for a product. Utility model refers to the innovative technical scheme put forward for the shape and structure of products. Design refers to the innovative design of product appearance.

legal ground

Article 1 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall come into force on June 1 20265438.

This Law is formulated with a view to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of patentees, encouraging inventions and creations, promoting the application of inventions and creations, improving innovation ability, and promoting scientific and technological progress and economic and social development.

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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.