What are the standards for the term of protection of design patents in various countries?

A design patent refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application for the shape, pattern, color or combination of products. Design refers to the design of industrial products, which is the style of industrial products. The term of protection for designs in various countries is as follows:

Chinese mainland is from the date of filing 10.

China and Hongkong design protection is valid for a maximum of 25 years, and renewed once every 5 years.

Taiwan Province Province, China Province is called a new type, and the patent period of this new type expires from the date of application 12 years; Joint new style (referring to the original new style created by the same person and similar in composition), the patent term expires at the same time as the original patent term.

The longest protection period in Australia is 10 year from the date of application.

Korean designs shall take effect from the date of authorization registration. The protection period of Korean design is 15 years from the date of application.

The protection period of French design is 5 years, which can be renewed once every 5 years, and the longest period cannot exceed 25 years.

The protection period of Japanese design is 15 years, counting from the date of registration. (Another obvious difference from China's patent system is that in Japan, if certain conditions are met and inventions, utility models and designs can be converted to each other within a certain period of time, this procedure allows the applicant to choose the protection type before the application, or choose or change the protection type after the application, which provides the applicant with flexible protection means. )& ampzwj& ampzwj