Legal analysis: The specific types of patent applications are as follows:
1. Invention patents
You can apply for invention patents for new technical solutions proposed for products, methods or improvements of products and methods;
2. Patent for utility model
You can apply for a patent for utility model for the new technical scheme proposed for the shape, structure or combination of products;
3. Patent of design
You can apply for a patent of design for a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, aiming at the shape, pattern or their combination of products and the combination of colors with shapes and patterns.
legal basis: patent law of the people's Republic of China
article 2 inventions mentioned in this law refer to inventions, utility models and designs.
invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is based on the overall or partial shape, pattern or their combination, as well as the combination of color, shape and pattern.
article 22 inventions and utility models for which patent rights are granted shall be novel, creative and practical.
novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; No unit or individual has filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the patent administration department of the State Council before the filing date, and it is recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date.
creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress.
practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used, and can produce positive effects.
the existing technology mentioned in this law refers to the technology known to the public at home and abroad before the filing date.
Article 23 The design for which the patent right is granted shall not belong to the existing design; No unit or individual has filed an application for the same design with the patent administration department of the State Council before the application date, and it is recorded in the patent documents announced after the application date.
compared with the existing design or the combination of existing design features, the patented design should have obvious differences.
the design for which the patent right is granted shall not conflict with the legal rights obtained by others before the date of application.