Application for a patent for invention: you can apply for a patent for invention for a new technical proposal or improvement of a product or method;
Application for patent for utility model: you can apply for a patent for utility model according to the shape and structure of the product or the new technical scheme suitable for practical use;
Apply for a patent for design: You can apply for a patent for design for a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application according to the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.
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Patents should be creative, inventions have outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and utility models have substantive features and progress. It has been applied to industrial and agricultural production and people's life, and has produced positive results.
And no unit or individual has filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council before the application date, and it is recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the application date.
The patent right is protected by the national patent law, and no unit or individual may use it without the consent of the patentee. Apply for patents for your inventions in time, so that your inventions are protected by national laws and prevent others from imitating new technologies and products developed by enterprises. As a part of intellectual property, patent is an intangible property with characteristics different from other properties.