What is the protection object of the invention patent?

The object of invention patent protection is a patent, which refers to an invention-creation that has been examined by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Patent Office of the People's Republic of China, conforms to the relevant provisions of the Patent Law, and is authorized by a patent. Patents are divided into inventions, utility models and designs.

legal ground

Article 11 of the Patent Law stipulates that, after the patent right for invention and utility model is granted, no unit or individual may exploit the patent without the permission of the patentee, that is, they may not manufacture, use, promise to sell, sell or import their patented products for production and business purposes, or use their patented methods and use, promise to sell, sell or import products directly obtained according to the patented methods.

After the design patent is granted, no unit or individual may exploit its patent without the permission of the patentee, that is, it may not manufacture, promise to sell, sell or import its patented product for production and business purposes.