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Patent for invention

Propose new technical solutions for products, methods, etc
Patent for utility model

Propose new technical solutions for products, methods, etc
Design patent

Propose new technical solutions for products, methods, etc
Foreign-related patent

Propose new technical solutions for products, methods, etc

	A patent for invention	Useful patents	Design patents	Foreign-related patent
Concept	Refers to a new technical solution for a product, method or improvement thereof	Refers to a new technical proposal for the shape, structure or combination of the product, which is suitable for practical use	Refers to the new design of product shape, pattern or its combination, as well as the combination of color, shape and pattern, which is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application	Another way of applying for a foreign patent is to apply for a foreign patent mainly through a domestic agency or a third party. It is to submit an application to the national Patent Office first generally (premise is that our country and the country you need to apply for have both joined corresponding convention alliance jointly), or directly to the third party organization to submit to the corresponding country on the right.
Authorized time	It usually takes about three years	It usually takes about a year	It usually takes about eight months
Protection period	20 years	Ten years	Ten years	20 years

According to the Patent Law, the examination and approval procedure for an invention patent application includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization. In the examination and approval of an application for a patent for utility model or design, there are no early publication and no substantial examination, and there are only three stages: acceptance, preliminary examination and authorization.

The flow chart for the application and examination of patents for inventions, utility models and designs is as follows：