Patent comparison type

The types of patents have different regulations in different countries. In China's patent law, there are: invention patent, utility model patent and design patent; In Hongkong patent law, there are: standard patent (equivalent to Chinese mainland's invention patent), short-term patent (equivalent to Chinese mainland's utility model patent) and design patent; In some developed countries, it is divided into invention patents and design patents.

1. An invention patent refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.

2. A patent for utility model refers to a new technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products, which is suitable for practical use.

3. Design patent refers to a new design which is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.