2. If your product can be easily obtained by others through reverse engineering, it is recommended to apply for a patent, that is, if others can easily obtain the formula through chemical experiments after buying your product, it is recommended that you apply for a patent, otherwise, you can protect yourself as a trade secret without applying for a patent, such as Coca-Cola.
3. Appearance patents are not meaningless. Appearance is to protect the appearance of products. If products are to be produced, and products must have packaging boxes, packaging bags, etc. Your competitors may imitate your packaging boxes or bags, which will eventually affect the normal sales of your products, so it is still meaningful to apply for a patent for the appearance of product packaging.
4. If you really want to apply for patent protection, you can not publish some key formulas, such as Panax notoginseng, Lycium barbarum and ginseng, but not antler. In this way, although others can produce your products according to the patent documents, the effect is definitely not as good as yours. This will also achieve your goal.