2. Different term: the term of patent protection is limited, 20 years for invention, 10 years for new type and design, and cannot be renewed upon expiration. The trademark protection period is 10 year, and it can be renewed upon expiration, so as long as it is renewed once every 10 year, it can have the exclusive right to use the trademark indefinitely.
3. Different application procedures: the patent should be applied to the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office, and the patent right will be granted after preliminary examination (new type and appearance) and substantive examination (invention). An application for a trademark shall be filed with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the registration shall be approved after preliminary examination and announcement without objection.
4. Different contents of protection: Patent protection shall not manufacture, use, promise to sell, sell or import products that are the same as or similar to patents. Trademark protection The same trademark may not be registered on the same commodity. If the protected goods are well-known trademarks, even if they are different kinds of goods, others may not mark them.