Legal analysis: British patent categories include invention patent right, integrated circuit right, new plant variety right, proprietary technology right, industrial product design right, copyright, software right and so on. The latter includes trademark right, trade name right and other identification mark rights related to stopping unfair competition.
Legal basis: Article 42 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) has a term of 20 years, and the term of utility model patent and design patent is 10 years, counting from the date of filing.