Can invention and utility model patents be applied at the same time?
Can invention and utility model patents be applied at the same time? Can an invention be granted two patents at the same time, and can an invention patent and a utility model patent be applied at the same time? Patents for invention and utility model: Can patents for invention and utility model be applied at the same time? 1. Can an invention get two patents at the same time? The answer isno. Article 9 of China's Patent Law stipulates that if the same applicant applies for a new patent and an invention patent for the same invention and creation at the same time on the same day, and the previously obtained patent right for utility model has not been terminated, the applicant may grant an invention patent. In other words, an invention can only have one patent authorization in the end. 2. Can an invention apply for invention patent and utility model patent at the same time? The answer is yes. There is often no strict boundary between invention patents and utility model patents. Except for products (such as pharmaceutical dosage forms) and methods without fixed forms, most products and technologies can apply for invention patents and utility model patents at the same time. Can invention and utility model patents be applied at the same time? For more information, please call Bajie Intellectual Property Online Customer Service. Bajie Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Focus: the business direction of trademark, patent, copyright, domain name and other intellectual property rights. The main business includes conventional intellectual property rights, foreign-related intellectual property rights and intellectual property transactions. Internet plus's dark horse enterprises in intellectual property industry.