Can I apply for patents for different applications?

Patentability: if there are only differences in patterns, characters and colors between different packaging boxes, apply for an appearance patent; If the structure is different from other packaging boxes, you can declare a utility model patent.

According to the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), there are three kinds of patents:

First, invention patents. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. The packing box is not a new product, and it does not involve technology and method, so it is impossible to declare the invention patent.

Second, utility model patents. Refers to the new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. The shape, structure or combination of the packaging box can produce new functions, realize functions that other packaging boxes do not have, meet the use requirements that other packaging boxes cannot meet, and you can apply for a utility model patent.

Third, the design patent. It refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application in the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of color and shape and pattern. Most enterprises have many combinations of shapes, patterns or colors, which will be different from other products, so they can declare utility model patents.