Patent validity period

Legal analysis: 1. The term of invention patent is 20 years, and the term of utility model patent and design patent is 10 years, counting from the date of application.

2. The term of patent right refers to the legal term and termination time of patent right.

3. If the patent right has not been terminated for other reasons since the date of the announcement of the authorization of the patent right, the patent right shall be terminated on the date when the patent right expires.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Invention-creation as mentioned in this Law refers 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 made on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and all or part of the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.