Is there any conflict between appearance patent and utility model patent? Is there any conflict between appearance patent and utility model patent. According to Article 9 of the Patent Law, only one patent right can be granted for the same invention creation. However, if the same applicant applies for both a utility model patent and an invention patent for the same invention creation on the same day, the first obtained utility model patent right has not been terminated, and the applicant declares to abandon the utility model patent right, an invention patent right may be granted. Where two or more applicants respectively apply for a patent for the same invention creation, the patent right shall be granted to the person who first applied. For an invention creation made jointly by two or more entities or individuals, or made by one entity or individual under the entrustment of another entity or individual, unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the entity or individual that made or jointly made the invention creation. Do you understand this explanation?
