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What is a utility model patent?
1. What is a patent for utility model?

1. A patent for utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. And the patent for utility model should be novel, creative and practical, otherwise, the patent administration department of the State Council will not issue a patent certificate.

2. Legal basis: Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

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 prior art; Before the filing date, no unit or individual filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council, and it was recorded in the patent application documents published or announced 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 existing technology mentioned in this law refers to the technology known to the public at home and abroad before the date of application.

2. What are the conditions for the authorization of utility model patents?

1, novelty. It must be an invention that has not appeared before the filing date, or a new technical scheme that has not been published in utility model publications and cannot be publicly displayed in China.

2. Creativity. Some technical solutions with practical lion characteristics and progress are needed.

3. practicality. The technical scheme for applying for utility model must be practical and manufacturable.