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UTILITY-MODEL PATENT [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Patents (Law)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
CONT

In most cases the utility model patents are easier to obtain but also have less enforcement potential. The US does not allow for utility model patents. Because patent rights are territorial on a country-by-country basis, your Italian or German utility model patent will not provide any exclusive rights in the US.

OBS

A utility model is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which allows the right holder to prevent others from commercially using the protected invention, without his authorization, for a limited period of time.

Key term(s)
  • patent for utility model

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
CONT

Les brevets de modèles d'utilité sont octroyés pour des solutions techniques liées à la forme ou à la structure d'un objet.

OBS

Un modèle ou certificat d'utilité est un droit exclusif octroyé pour une invention et qui permet au titulaire du droit d'empêcher l'utilisation commerciale de l'invention protégée par des tiers, sans son autorisation, pendant une période limitée.

Spanish

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