Legal analysis: the validity period of utility model patent and design patent is 10 year. The term of a patent shall be counted from the date of application. If the fee is not renewed in time, the patent right will be terminated in advance.
Legal basis: Article 42 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) has a term of 20 years, and the term of utility model patent and design patent is 10 years, counting from the date of filing.