Legal analysis: the protection period of China's design patent right is 10 year. In the design application of 1993, less than 10% obtained the patent, and the patent protection period reached 10 year. Most people apply for patents only to obtain patent certificates, so as to obtain professional titles, taxes and other benefits.
Legal basis: According to Article 42 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the term of invention patent is 20 years, and the term of utility model patent and design patent is 10 year, all of which are counted from the date of application.