What are the characteristics of utility model patents?

Legal analysis: 1. The utility model patent only protects physical products; 2. The utility model patent has great practicability and practical value, which mainly means that the product of the utility model patent can be used frequently in daily life and the actual use frequency is high; 3. The patent examination and approval procedures for utility model patents shall adopt simplified examination and approval procedures.

Legal basis: Article 3 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the State Council Patent Administration Department is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law. The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.