PATENTS AND UTILITY MODELS

Applying for a patent means taking the best possible
advantage of a good idea; to continue enjoying sole rights to
something unique. Sole rights give you a position of strength
on an increasingly internationalised and aggressive market.
The protection of your rights is more than ever necessary for
meeting the threat of competition and future developement.

A Patent is a temporary monopoly, granted by the State to the
Proprietor of an invention, in return for disclosing his invention
to the Public through the Patent Office. When a Patent is granted,
a full description of the invention is made available to the Public, but
the Patentee has the sole right to make use of the invention, or to
authorise others to make use of it, for as long as he keeps the Patent
in force. The maximum term of a Patent protection is 20 years.


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