Patents are protected by law. The protection period of invention patents is ten years, right?

That's right. The term of the invention patent right is 20 years, and the term of the utility model patent right and the design patent right is 10 years, both counting from the date of application. According to the provisions of the patent law, the protection period of different patents is different. The term of the invention patent is 20 years, the term of the utility model patent is 10 years, and the term of the design patent is 15 years, all of which are counted from the date of application.