In the ROC patents come in three kinds: “ inventions, ” “ new utility models ” and “ new designs. ” The first cat-egory is for completely new products with a truly innovative functionality, the second is for ways to improve preexisting products, and the third is for improving the appearance of products.
由於我國的專利申請分成「發明」、「新型」及「新式樣」3 種：第一種是功能創新的全新產品，第二種是改進原本已有產品的功能，第三種則是在產品的外型進行改良。