Legal analysis: The objects of patent protection are inventions and creations that can obtain patent protection. my country’s patent law protects three categories of objects: inventions, utility models and designs. Utility models and inventions protect the technical solutions or technical concepts of industrial products, while designs are more precisely the artistic shapes that protect the appearance of industrial products.
Legal basis: "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 2 The inventions and creations mentioned in this Law refer to inventions, utility models and designs.
Invention refers to a new technical solution proposed for a product, method or improvement thereof.
Utility model refers to a new technical solution proposed for the shape, structure or combination of a product that is suitable for practical use.
Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, based on the overall or partial shape, pattern, or combination of the product, as well as the combination of color, shape, and pattern.