1. Novelty: refers to the technology or design that has not been published in domestic and foreign publications, used in China or otherwise known to the public before the filing date. In other words, the technology or design must be unprecedented.
2. Creativity: It means that the technology or design has substantial characteristics and significant progress compared with the existing technology before the application date. In other words, the technology or design cannot be a simple improvement of the known technology or design.
3. Practicality: refers to the technology or design that can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects. In other words, technology or design cannot be just a theoretical idea or an abstract concept.
In addition, according to different types of patents, there are other regulations and requirements. For example, for invention patents, it is also required to have outstanding substantive characteristics and significant progress; For utility model patents, it is also required to have substantive characteristics and advanced technical effects.
In addition to the positive conditions, we should also pay attention to the negative conditions that patent applications need to meet, that is, they must not violate national laws, social ethics or hinder public interests.