1, the first four digits indicate the application year number;
2. The fifth digit indicates the application type. Specifically, 1 indicates the application for invention patent, 2 indicates the application for utility model patent, 3 indicates the application for design patent, 8 indicates the application for invention patent in China, and 9 indicates the application for utility model patent in China.
Patent number refers to the patent certificate issued by China National Intellectual Property Administration after the patent applicant obtains the patent right. Patent number: ZL (patent initials)+application number. If a patent is being applied, but the ZL letter is added before the application number (making consumers mistakenly think it is an authorized patent), it is a counterfeit patent and the administrative department for industry and commerce will investigate and deal with it according to law. The application number refers to the application number when the patent applicant filed a patent application in China National Intellectual Property Administration and China National Intellectual Property Administration issued a patent application acceptance notice and granted the patent.
Inventions and utility models granted patent rights should be novel, creative and practical. Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the existing technology, and before the filing date, no unit or individual has filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the patent administration department of the State Council, and it is recorded in the patent application documents or patent documents published after the filing date. Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress. Practicality means that the invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects.
The patented design does not belong to the existing design, and before the date of application, no unit or individual has applied to the patent administration department of the State Council for the same design, and it is recorded in the patent documents published after the date of application. Compared with the existing design or the combination of existing design features, the patented design should have obvious differences. A design that has been granted a patent right shall not conflict with the legal rights that others have obtained before the date of application.
legal ground
patent law of the people's republic of china
Article 3 The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law.
The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.