Patent law is the general name of legal norms that confirm the exclusive right of inventors (or their heirs) to their inventions, stipulate the acquisition and extinction of patent rights, the implementation and protection of patent rights, and the rights and obligations of other patentees.
Design patent is the object of patent right and the object of patent law protection, which refers to the design that should be granted patent right according to law. It is completely different from the invention or utility model, that is, the design is not a technical solution. Article 2 of China's Patent Law stipulates: "Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of products, as well as the combination of color and shape and pattern. Visible, the design patent shall meet the following requirements:
(1) refers to the design of shape, pattern, color or their combination;
(2) It must be the design of product appearance;
(3) it must be beautiful;
(4) It must be suitable for industrial application.