An invention must be patented by the applicant to the government (in China, at present, People's Republic of China (PRC) and China National Intellectual Property Administration), and it can only be patented after being examined and approved by People's Republic of China (PRC) and China National Intellectual Property Administration according to legal procedures. In China, inventions exist? Including three types, namely, invention, utility model and design.
Invention patent certificate and utility model patent certificate