British product appearance patent

British patents are not protected by patents in China. If you want to get protection, you must apply for a patent in China, and you can claim its priority in Britain when you apply. The priority time for inventing and using new models is 12 months, and the priority time for designing is 6 months.

That is to say, the patent applicant needs to file a patent application in China within 12 months from the date of first filing a patent application for the same invention or utility model in the UK, or within 6 months from the date of first filing a patent application for the same design in the UK, and the filing date is the priority date.

Both China and Britain are members of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and international cooperation treaties, and can claim the priority of applying for China patents according to the above provisions. In addition, if they have applied for an international patent, they can also apply to enter China.