The main categories of patents are: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents.
Invention patents refer to new technical solutions proposed for products, methods or their improvements.
A utility model patent refers to a new technical solution proposed for the shape, structure or combination of a product that is suitable for practical use.
A design patent refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, based on the shape, pattern, or combination of a product, as well as the combination of color, shape, and pattern.
Legal Basis
Article 2 of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China: Appearance design refers to the shape, pattern or combination of the product, as well as the color, shape, and pattern. The combination creates a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial applications. It can be seen that a design patent should meet the following requirements: (1) It refers to the design of shape, pattern, color or their combination; (2) It must be a design for the appearance of the product; (3) It must be aesthetically pleasing; (4) It must be It is suitable for industrial applications.