The difference between appearance design and utility model:
1. Different definitions. Utility models refer to new technical solutions proposed for the shape, structure or combination of toad palace that are suitable for practical use. Design patent refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industry based on the shape, pattern or combination of the product, as well as the combination of color, shape, and pattern;
2. The scope of involvement is different. The shape of the product referred to in the utility model patent refers to the definite spatial shape that can be observed. For products with no definite shape, such as gaseous, liquid, powdery, or granular substances or materials, their shape cannot be used as the shape feature of a utility model product. Design patents are the object of patent rights and the objects protected by patent law. They refer to designs for which patent rights should be granted according to law. The combinations that constitute the design include: the shape of the product; the pattern of the product; the shape and pattern of the product; the shape and color of the product; the pattern and color of the product; the shape, pattern and color of the product;
3 , application documents are different. Utility model patent application documents shall include: utility model patent request, description, description drawings, claims, abstract and drawings. Design patent application form, pictures or photos, each in duplicate. If you require color protection, you should also submit color pictures or photos in duplicate. Both copies of a submitted picture are pictures, and both copies of a submitted picture are photos. Pictures and photos cannot be mixed. If a description is needed for pictures or photos, a brief description of the design should be submitted in duplicate.
Legal basis: Article 2 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China
Inventions and creations as 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 models refer to new technical solutions proposed for the shape, structure or combination of products that are suitable for practical use. Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern, or combination of the product, as well as the combination of color, shape, and pattern.