外观专利和版权的微妙关系！

The subtle relationship between appearance patent and copyright.

《专利法》所称外观设计专利（Industrial Design）是指：对产品的形状、图案或其结合以及色彩与形状、图案的结合所做出的富有美感并适于工业应用的新设计。

The term "Industrial Design Patent" as mentioned in the Patent Law refers to a new design which is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application made by the shape, pattern or combination of the product and the combination of color, shape and pattern.

《著作权法》版权登记涉及著作权法第三条所列的作品，如文字作品、口述作品、美术摄影作品、影视作品、音乐作品，录像作品、工程和产品设计图纸及其说明等。版权登记包括以下列形式创作的文学、艺术和自然科学、社会科学、工程技术等作品。

Copyright registration in the Copyright Law covers works listed in Article 3 of the Copyright Law, such as written works, oral works, art photography works, film and television works, music works, video works, engineering and product design drawings and their illustrations. Copyright registration includes literary, artistic and natural sciences, social sciences, engineering and other works created in the following forms.

外观设计保护的是与产品的关系，申请了外观设计专利，其他人不得制造、销售该外观设计所保护的产品；而版权针对的是独创的作品，不论其是否与已发表的作品相似，均可获得独立的著作权。外观设计要求一定要首创性，具备实用性，一定要利于推广应用和产业化。

A design protects the relationship with the product and applies for a patent for the design. Others are not allowed to manufacture or sell the product protected by the design. Copyright is directed at an original work and can be granted an independent copyright whether it is similar to a published work or not. The design requirements must be creative and practical, and must be conducive to popularization, application and industrialization.

当一个作品应用到一个产品上时，是可以从版权和外观专利两个层面对该作品进行全方位的保护。例如一个产品的立体图可申请外观专利保护，一个产品的手稿设计图便可登记版权进行保护。

When a work is applied to a product, it can be fully protected from both copyright and appearance patents. For example, a product's three-dimensional drawings can be applied for patent protection, and a product's manuscript design drawings can be registered for copyright protection.

从申请人角度，当专利权跟版权能够共存的情况下，同时申请才是保护最全面的。为什么呢？版权的时效为自作品完成之日起至权利人终生，甚至可以延续到权利人逝世后50年；外观专利的保护期为自申请之日起10年，且不能续展。

From the perspective of the applicant, when the patent and copyright can coexist, the application is the most comprehensive protection. Why? The term of copyright is from the date of the completion of the work to the lifetime of the obligee, and may even extend to 50 years after the death of the obligee; the term of protection of the patent for appearance is 10 years from the date of application and can not be renewed.