Are printed fonts protected by patents?

Printed fonts generally do not enjoy copyright. According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, the object that enjoys copyright according to law is only the completed works, and the works must be original intellectual achievements in the fields of literature, art and science that can be expressed in a certain form.

legal ground

Article 3 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The term "works" as mentioned in this Law refers to intellectual achievements that are original and can be expressed in a certain form in the fields of literature, art and science, including:

(1) Written works;

(2) Oral works;

(3) Music, drama, folk art, dance and acrobatic works;

(4) Artistic and architectural works;

(5) Photographic works;

(6) Audio-visual works;

(seven) engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works;

(8) Computer software;

(9) other intellectual achievements that meet the characteristics of the work.