How many years is the patent protection period? What is the significance of the stipulation of patent term?

According to the latest report of the World Intellectual Property Organization, in 2065.438+07, the number of patent applications in China exceeded 1 10,000, ranking first in the world for two consecutive years. In just a few years, China manufacturing has become the creation of China, and China has become the center of global scientific and technological innovation. Enterprises in all walks of life have embarked on the road of innovation and development, but we should also pay attention to the maintenance of patents while developing new technologies. Patents have a term of protection and need to pay annual fees in time. Let me introduce the term "how many years of patent protection" to you. What is the significance of the stipulation of patent term? How many years is the patent protection period? Patents in China can be divided into three categories with different service life: 1 1. Invention: Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. The legal protection period is 20 years. 2. Utility model: Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. The legal protection period is 10 year. 3. Appearance design: Appearance design refers to a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of color, shape and pattern of the product. The legal protection period is 10 year. Service life of the above-mentioned patents It should be noted that the service life of the three patents is calculated from the application date and cannot be renewed upon expiration. Moreover, according to Article 44 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in any of the following circumstances, the patent right will be terminated before the expiration of the time limit: First, the annual fee has not been paid in accordance with the regulations; Second, the patentee renounces his patent right in writing. Therefore, everyone takes every article of the regulations seriously and uses our hard-won patents correctly. What is the significance of the stipulation of patent term? On the one hand, the stipulation of the term of invention patent advocates and restricts the patent right, on the other hand, a patent cannot enjoy long-term patent protection forever, so the patent right has its term; Once the patent expires, China National Intellectual Property Administration will announce the patent, so that people in the whole society can enjoy the right to use the patented technology. For the patentee, in fact, the use value of patents is generally concentrated in the past ten or twenty years. After all, patented methods and patented technologies are constantly improving with the development of society. How many years is the duration of patent protection? What is the significance of the stipulation of patent term? We are here to answer this question for you. If you have more questions about patents, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie's intellectual property rights or contact us by phone.