Generally speaking, invention is the process and achievement of applying natural laws to solve unique problems in the technical field and putting forward innovative schemes and measures. The product was invented to meet the needs of people's daily life.
The achievements of the invention either provide an unprecedented model of artificial natural objects or provide new technologies and methods for processing and manufacturing. The innovation and transformation of machinery and equipment, instruments and various consumer goods, as well as related manufacturing processes, production processes and detection and control methods, are all inventions.
In the field of intellectual property rights, invention refers to one of the patent types of invention-creation protected by the patent law, and refers to the new technical scheme proposed for products, methods or their improvement. Inventions in the patent field all have their specific protected objects or protected objects.
Utility model refers to a new technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. The creativity and technical level of utility model in patent law is lower than that of invention patent, but it has great practical value. In this sense, utility models are sometimes called small inventions or small patents.