1. Invention patent
It is a brand-new project or technology with the highest value (such as the first airplane and the first computer). ).
2. Patent for utility model
A qualitative leap improvement on the existing products or technologies, which comes from the existing technologies or products but has higher functions than the existing ones (for example, the vacuum eraser is compared with the ordinary eraser).
3. Design patents
The technical content is relatively low, but it only changes the appearance design of the product (such as wine bottles with special shapes)
The protection period of an invention patent is 20 years.
The protection period of utility model patent and design patent is 10 year.
There are two kinds of inventions: service inventions and non-service inventions (patent maintenance fees need to be paid every year). No matter the size, as long as there is a breakthrough, you can apply for a patent.