What are the definitions of invention patent, utility model patent and design patent?

Patent is the abbreviation of patent right. Refers to the exclusive rights granted by the State Patent Office to inventors, designers or their subordinate units within a certain period of time in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law.

How to protect patents?

A new invention can only be protected by law if it is patented.

How to classify patents?

There are three kinds of patents: invention, utility model and design.

Invention patent: refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. An invention that can be patented can be a product invention or a method invention.

Patent for utility model: refers to a new technical scheme suitable for practical use for the shape, structure or combination of products. An application for a patent for utility model must be a product patent application.

Design patent: a new design of a product's shape, pattern, color or their combination, which is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application. The new design can be a graphic design of lines, patterns or colors, or a three-dimensional modeling of the product.

Technical patents refer to patents related to the working principle or structure of products, including invention patents and utility model patents.