Filing a utility model application for an invention can be a quick way to obtain patent rights in Taiwan. A utility model application will mature into a registration with a duration of 10 years from ...

Utility model patents are a little-known and seldom-used tool that is perfect for extending intellectual property protection abroad. With low cost, a fast grant and reduced inventiveness requirement, ...

Recent guidelines from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, effective Jan. 1, have again put the spotlight on the value of Chinese utility models and the interplay between utility ...

In Taiwan, an invention for an article or device may be protected by either an invention patent or a utility model patent. The term of an invention patent is 20 years, but substantive examination may ...

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Recently, the Nigerian Patent Registry unexpectedly directed applicants whose patent applications failed short of the relevant requirements to file the applications as utility models patents. The move ...

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This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Utility model patents are not a special type of patent in China, since ...

“The notion of patent-eligible subject matter applies only to utility patents. As a result, the enforcement of design patents avoids this potential area of dispute and attendant risk of invalidation, ...

Lead-acid Battery Enterprise Updates] It was reported that Tianneng Co., Ltd. (688819) was newly granted a utility model patent titled "A Bubble-guid ...