对于发明和实用新型而言,如果是在他人的现有技术基础之上进行改进而获得的成果,即使他人的现有技术仍然在专利保护期之内,该改进成果只要符合新颖性、创造性和实用性的标准,仍然可以获得专利权,只是在实施时需要获得前一专利权人的许可;但外观设计是对产品形状和图案等富有美感的设计,申请人可能很容易将他人在先的美术作品或图形商标附着于产品,并提出外观设计专利申请,如果对这样的外观设计授予专利权,势必使他人在先的著作权或商标权受到影响,而且会助长抄袭之风,使专利法鼓励创新的立法目的无法实现。
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