Intellectual property rights can be divided into broad sense and narrow sense.
Intellectual property rights in a broad sense include copyright, neighboring rights, trademark rights, trade name rights, trade secret rights, origin marking rights, patent rights, layout design rights of integrated circuits and other rights.
Intellectual property in a narrow sense, that is, intellectual property in the traditional sense, should include three main components: copyright (including neighboring rights), patent right and trademark right.
Patent it has the following characteristics:
1. Patents are inventions and creations, and they are the basis of patent rights.
2. A patent is an invention-creation that meets the patent conditions stipulated in the Patent Law.
3. Inventions and creations as patents must be examined and determined by the patent authorities in accordance with legal procedures, and any inventions and creations shall not become patents without approval.
China's patent law stipulates three kinds of patents: invention patent, utility model patent and design patent.