PATENT

A patent for an invention is granted to the inventor, giving the inventor the right for a limited period to stop others from making, using or selling the invention without the permission of the inventor. When a patent is granted, the invention becomes the property of the inventor, which - like any other form of property or business asset - can be bought, sold, rented or hired.

Inventions that are novel, go beyond the state of the art (involve an inventive step) and are applicable in industry shall be protected by patents.

- Novelty:

Any invention that is not part of the state of the art shall be deemed novel.

The state of the art shall be held to consist of information pertaining to the subject matter of the invention that has been made accessible to the public in any part of the world before the filing date of the patent application by disclosure either in writing or orally, by use or in any other way.

- Inventive Step:

An invention shall be deemed to go beyond the state of the art (to involve an inventive step) when it is the result of action that cannot obviously be deduced from the state of the art by a person skilled in the technical field concerned.

- Applicability in Industry:

An invention shall be regarded as being applicable in industry where it is susceptible of being produced or used in any given field or industry, including agriculture.

In order to obtain a patent, it is necessary to file an application, the form and content of which shall be determined by the Regulations and which shall comprise the following:

(a) the written application; (Please request for our Patent Information Form.)

(b) a description of the subject matter of the invention;

(c) a claim or claims covering the elements of the invention for which protection is sought;

(d) the drawings referred to in the description, claim or claims;

(e) an abstract;

(f) a receipt attesting payment of the application fee.

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UTILITY MODEL

Inventions that are novel and applicable in industry shall be protected by the grant of utility model certificates.

As it could be realized from the above mentioned expression, an invention might be protected under utility model even it does not go beyond the state of the art.