What is the object of patent law protection?

What is the object of patent law protection? The object of patent law protection is inventions and creations that should be granted patent rights according to law. According to the provisions of China's patent law, the protection objects of the patent law include inventions, utility models and designs. These three kinds are protected by patent law. The following is introduced in detail by Bian Xiao in this article. What is the object of patent law protection? 1. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. An invention must be a technical scheme, the result of the inventor's application and combination of natural laws in a specific technical field, not the natural laws themselves, so scientific discovery does not belong to the category of invention. At the same time, inventions are usually intellectual achievements in the natural sciences, and achievements in the fields of literature, art and social sciences cannot constitute inventions in the sense of patent law. According to the provisions of the patent examination system, inventions can be divided into product inventions and method inventions, which can be original inventions or improved inventions. 1, product invention is about the invention of new products or new substances. This kind of product or substance has never been seen in nature, and it is the result of people using natural laws to act on specific things. If an article is completely in a natural state and exists without anyone's processing or transformation, it is not a product invention as stipulated in China's patent law and cannot obtain a patent right. 2. Method invention refers to the invention of methods and steps to solve specific technical problems. Patentable methods usually include manufacturing methods and operating methods. The former includes product manufacturing technology and processing methods, while the latter includes testing methods and product use methods. 3. Improved invention is a technical scheme for substantial innovation of existing product invention or method invention. For example, Edison invented the incandescent lamp, which is an unprecedented new product and can apply for product invention; The method of producing incandescent lamps can apply for a method patent; Incandescent lamps are filled with inert gas, and their quality and life are obviously improved. This is an improvement on the original basis, and you can apply for improvement. Two, utility model refers to the shape, structure or their combination of products, suitable for practical new technical solutions. The utility model patent only protects the product. Products should be manufactured by industrial methods and occupy a certain space. All related methods (including the use of products) and natural objects that have not been artificially manufactured are not protected by utility model patents. The above methods include manufacturing methods, using methods, communication methods, processing methods, computer programs and using products for specific purposes.