Can cartoon images be patented? What are the requirements for applying for a patent for anime characters?

Can cartoon images be patented? Of course you can. It is reported that 70% of the income of foreign animation products comes from derivative products, that is, the intellectual property rights authorization of animation images. So what are the requirements for applying for a patent for anime characters? Can cartoon images be patented? What are the requirements for cartoon characters to apply for patents? Can anime characters apply for patents? China's patent law is formulated to protect the legitimate rights and interests of patentees, encourage invention and creation, promote invention and application, improve innovation ability, and promote scientific and technological progress and economic and social development. Imagine that if no application containing cartoon images can be patented, it will obviously greatly dampen the enthusiasm of some groups for invention and creation. It seems that applying for a patent for an anime character can get greater protection than copyright. Is it true?/You don't say. Copyright is the legal ownership of the right to copy computer programs, literary works, musical works, photos, movies and so on. Copyright is usually considered to belong to the author unless it is transferred to another party. According to the introduction of invention patent application in the Patent Law, cartoon image patent is more suitable for applying for appearance patent. Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of color, shape and pattern of a product. In the existing legal system of intellectual property rights, the protection of intellectual property rights and design patents in animation industry is considered stronger than copyright. Because when an animation image passes a patent application and becomes a design with a patent right, it is illegal for any unit or individual except the obligee to manufacture patented products and sell the design for the purpose of production and operation without authorization. For well-known cartoon images, besides copyright, protection is also very important. What are the requirements for applying for a patent for anime characters? 1, design patent request, picture or photograph, in duplicate. 2. If color protection is needed, color pictures or photos shall be submitted in duplicate. 3. Two submitted pictures are pictures, and two submitted photos are photos. Pictures and photos must not be mixed. 4. If it is necessary to explain the pictures or photos, a brief description of the design shall be submitted in duplicate. Among them, photos need six views (front view, back view, top view, bottom view, left view and right view) and three-dimensional views of the product. 5. Where protection is required, an enlarged drawing and a three-dimensional drawing shall be submitted; Where color protection is needed, color and black-and-white photos or pictures shall be submitted.