在我国目前的专利申请结构中,一个现象不可忽视:外观设计在专利申请当中长期占据主导地位。这一现象,反衬了我国在产品创新和技术创新上的缺失。外观设计专利申请一直在我国的专利申请总量中占有重要位置。以2006年专利申请为例,总量是57.3万件,增长率为24.3%,增长率连续7年超过20%。其中, In our country’s current patent application structure, a phenomenon can not be ignored: the design of the long-term dominant position in the patent application. This phenomenon contrasts with our country’s lack of product innovation and technological innovation. Design patent applications have always occupied an important position in the total amount of patent applications in our country. Take the 2006 patent application as an example, the total amount is 573,000, with a growth rate of 24.3% and a growth rate of over 20% for seven consecutive years. among them,