A： Chinese Patent Law, provides three types of rights, namely, invention, utility model, and design.

According to the Chinese Patent Law,“invention” means any new technical solution relating to a product, a process, or improvement thereof; “utility model” means any new technical solution relating to the shape, the structure, or their combination, of a product, which is fit for practical use; and“design” means any new design of the shape, the pattern or their combination, or the combination of the color with shape or pattern, of a product, which creates an aesthetic feeling and is fit for industrial application.