I read on the Internet that every time Apple sells a mobile phone, it has to pay Nokia a patent fee of $65,438+0.50. What patent is it?

The popular concept of patent: generally speaking, it refers to a form of right for the research inventor of technology to apply to the state to protect his own technological achievements. Only after a request for protection is made to the state, will the state conduct an audit, thereby granting a patent right, so that the technical inventor can obtain the right to protect his patent from a legal perspective.

There are three types of patents in Chinese mainland:

Invention patents, utility model patents and appearance patents

Characteristics of three types of patents:

Invention patent: most countries' patent laws do not define invention, but scholars have different opinions on the definition of invention. Through the understanding and analysis of the provisions of patent laws in various countries, it can be considered that invention is a technical solution put forward by inventors to specific problems by using natural laws. Therefore, China's "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law" points out that "the invention referred to in the Patent Law refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement".

Patent for utility model: A patent for utility model, also known as a small invention or patent, is the object of patent right and the object of patent law protection, and refers to a utility model that should be granted patent right according to law. Utility model usually refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.

Design patent: industrial design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application for the shape, pattern, color or combination of products. Design refers to the design of industrial products, which is the style of industrial products. Usually, the combinations that can constitute a design are: the shape of the product; The style of the product; The shape and pattern of the product; The shape and color of the product; Patterns and colors of products; The shape, pattern and color of the product.