1, the protection object of utility model patents is different from invention patents, which can protect important patented technologies from more directions and fully protect core technologies;
2. The patent examination time of utility model is short, and the authorization time is fast, and the patented technology can be made public and commercialized at a faster speed, which is of great technical significance for short life cycle and rapid renewal of shopping malls. For enterprises, time is everything. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can gain a dominant position in the competition.
3. Low cost, not only the request cost is far lower than the invention patent, but also the maintenance cost of the utility model patent is far lower than the invention patent. The utility model patent can apply for fee reduction, and can enjoy the national patent fee reduction within the validity period of the patent right (10 year). At the same time, the lower cost also makes the threshold for purchasing patents relatively low.
legal ground
patent law of the people's republic of china
Article 6 Inventions and creations made by performing the tasks of the unit or mainly using the material and technical conditions of the unit are service inventions and creations. The right to apply for a patent for a service invention-creation belongs to the unit. After the application is approved, the entity shall be the patentee. The right to apply for a patent for a non-service invention-creation belongs to the inventor or designer After the application is approved, the inventor or designer shall be the patentee. Where there is a contract agreement with the inventor or designer for an invention-creation completed by using the material and technical conditions of the unit, such agreement shall prevail. Article 9 Only one patent right can be granted for the same invention-creation. However, if the same applicant applies for a patent for utility model and a patent for invention at the same time on the same day, and the patent for utility model obtained earlier has not been terminated, and the applicant abandons the patent for utility model, the patent for invention may be granted. Where two or more applicants apply for a patent for the same invention-creation, the patent right shall be granted to the first applicant.