Patents

Patents assure protection of:

• Technical aspects of a new product (for instance: paperclips)
• Production process(es)

What can you do to protect your patent?

• Since the invention has to be new, early application is of great importance
• The invention has to be innovative and industrially exploitable

Advantages of applying for a patent ...

• Only with patent holder's approval (licence) third parties can use or apply the invention
• Patents are protected for a period of 20 years