How long is the protection period of drug design patent?

According to the new version of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law, the invention patent is 20 years, the utility model is 10 year, and the design is 15 year. The starting date of the patent protection period is calculated from the date of application.

The new version of the Patent Law came into force on June 1 20265438. That is, the protection period of the design patent right before the filing date is May 3 1, and 202 1 is 10 years, counting from the filing date. The protection period of the patent right for design after the filing date of 202 1 (including that date) is 15 years, counting from the filing date. Only the protection period of the appearance patent has changed, but the protection period of the invention patent and the utility model patent has not changed. (The original code is not easy, please adopt it)