The Status Quo Of Outdoor Furniture Appearance Patents

　　The outdoor furniture industry is a “severe disaster area” for patent infringement. The reason is that the furniture industry’s progress is mostly focused on the appearance or visual shape. Because it is relatively easy to imitate, some designs that arouse public interest are released. The demand is increasing rapidly. Because the Chinese market is huge and the needs of different consumer levels are difficult to meet at the same time, plagiarism manufacturers quickly follow up, and because plagiarism manufacturers do not have design and R&D expenses, even under the same quality, the price can still be maintained at a low level. Level, so it can occupy a lot of market share. If there is no patent protection, start-up designers have to be involved in a cruel price war, thus losing the dominant position of start-up designers. Price wars eventually lead to uneven market products, and ordinary consumers often find it difficult to distinguish between good and bad. As a result, the market is in disorderly competition, which not only damages the interests of many consumers but also causes start-up designers to lose their motivation for innovation and development.

　　Due to its particularity, the outdoor furniture industry is easily cracked by reverse engineering, so the disclosure of its technology and design is compelled and necessary. However, the characteristic of “opening” in exchange for the “exclusiveness” of patents just solves the pain points of design and technical protection in the furniture industry. With the continuous improvement of our national intellectual property protection system, patent protection has penetrated various fields and links, and platforms such as exhibitions, chain stores, and online shopping malls have also paid more attention to patent infringement, which has provided many conveniences for patent holders to protect their rights. It is also of great benefit to the promotion of its brand and the improvement of consumers' recognition of its original design. And objectively, it can also play a very good role in knocking the mountain out for plagiarism manufacturers with a large base. As the last legal barrier for start-up designers in the furniture industry, the patent protection system deserves the attention of practitioners in the outdoor furniture industry.