Where the utility model patent is authorized, the applicant is the patentee and the patent belongs to him. Where there are more than two applicants and no patent agency has been entrusted, a representative shall be appointed to handle the corresponding application procedures on behalf of all applicants.
An application for a patent for utility model, also known as a patent for a small invention or structure, refers to the definite spatial shape of a product that can be observed from the outside. The technical scheme proposed for the product shape can be the technical scheme proposed for the three-dimensional shape of the product.
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Conditions for granting a patent for utility model:
1. Novelty: refers to that before the filing date, no identical invention or utility model was published in domestic and foreign publications, used in China or known to the public in other ways, and no identical invention or utility model was filed with the patent administration department of the State Council by others and recorded in the patent application documents published after the filing date.
2. Creativity: Compared with the existing technology before the filing date, the utility model has substantial features and progress.
3. Practicality: It means that the utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects.
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