1. Innovation and technical level: If your research results have a high level of innovation and technology, can solve a specific technical problem or have an important technical breakthrough in a certain field, it may be more suitable to apply for an invention patent.
2. Commercialization and economic value: If your research results have obvious commercialization and economic value and can bring certain economic benefits through production and sales, it may be more meaningful to apply for an invention patent.
3. Practicality and scope of application: utility model patents generally aim at improving the structure or organizational form of new products, devices or methods, and require practicality and innovation compared with existing technologies. If your research results are more inclined to the improvement or innovation of certain products or equipment than the overall method or technological breakthrough, it may be more suitable to apply for a patent for utility model.