Second, the characteristics are different. Scientific and technological achievements are technical, practical and relatively progressive. Patents have the characteristics of privilege.
Third, the status is different. The rights and interests arising from scientific and technological achievements belong to intellectual property rights, and patents only represent a legal state.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.
Article 22 An invention or utility model that has been granted a patent right shall be novel, creative and practical.
Article 23 A design that has been granted a patent right does not belong to an existing design. Before the filing date, no unit or individual has filed an application with the patent administration department of the State Council for the same design, and it is recorded in the patent documents published after the filing date.