Design registration patents
Design registration patents. In Ukraine, patents are issued for the following objects:
- invention;
- utility model
- industrial design (certificate)
invention is the result of intellectual and creative activity, a technical solution to a problem in a certain area of human activity that meets the patentability criteria, is novel, is industrially applicable and has an inventive step.
For an invention, the objects of patenting may be a product (device, substance, etc.), a process (method), as well as a new application of a known product or process.
A utility model is an object of industrial property, a new technical solution. Such “small inventions”, industrial innovations are considered not as significant as the actual inventions.
A utility model may not have an inventive step. There are only two conditions for its patentability:
- novelty;
- industrial applicability
Why is it important to patent your invention?
Patenting is the only way to fully realize your property rights to technical solutions. You can financially evaluate and monetize only those solutions for which you have a patent. Also, this document gives the exclusive right to sell the invention, prohibit or allow the use of it or manufacture products based on it to third parties.
Benefits of patenting technical solutions
- Protection of technical solutions from being copied by competitors
- Monetary valuation and capitalization
- Transfer of an idea into an asset with a certain value
- The right to authorize or prohibit the use of a technical solution
- Protection of a competitive advantage
- Ability to sell the rights to use
- A patent for an invention can be obtained in 14 months.
- A utility model can be patented faster – in just 6 months.
- A patent for an invention is valid 20 years.
- Utility models are protected 10 years.
An industrial design is a registered design of your product.
The best strategy is to obtain an industrial design certificate before your product goes to market.
What does the registration of an industrial design give?
- Protecting your product from copying or counterfeiting
If your product has a unique look and feel, the best solution is to protect your uniqueness and thereby consolidate your advantage. After all, there is nothing worse when others use your achievements, and you have no way to punish violators. - Ability to Sell Design Use Rights
If your product is very good and you hit a production ceiling, why not outsource some of the production for a royalty or a one-time lump-sum payment? You will increase your profits without expanding production and related investments. - The right to prohibit the production of a product similar to yours
In addition to the fact that the certificate is a protection against manufacturers of counterfeit products, in other words – counterfeit, it also protects you from imitators – competitors who produce a product similar to yours in order to benefit from your recognition. - The right to dispose and use the design at your own discretion
The exclusive right to allow or prohibit the use of your design arises at the time of receipt of the certificate. Without it, the design is protected only by copyright and therefore you cannot use all available legal mechanisms to protect your interests. - Added Value Increased
Good design sets your product apart from your competitors’ offerings, and you can capitalize on that by charging a higher price. Thoughtful design can also reduce production, storage and disposal costs. The result is the same – an increase in your profits. - Consolidation of competitive advantage
There are many examples when in marketing wars among the same products won the one whose design and ergonomics were better than those of competitors.
Only obtaining a title of protection can protect your advantage.
Benefits of registering an industrial design
- Registration speed
- Up to 100 designs in 1 application
- Simplified examination
- Accelerated procedure for considering violations of your rights through the Committee Antimonopolyof Ukraine
- Proof of exclusivity
Original design, recognizable packaging or unique website interface – all this can be an industrial design, that is, an design solution for any industrial product.
What is the validity period of an industrial design certificate?
The validity period of property rights to an industrial design is 5 years from the date of filing an application with the NIPO and is extended at the request of the owner of the industrial design for one or more five-year terms. The maximum period of validity of property rights to a registered industrial design is 25 years from the date of filing the application.
Terms of cooperation
Payment for our services is hourly.
For 1 hour – 50$. Based on this rate, we calculate prices for services.
The approximate price for the service is $300 – $400. The cost of a Certificate for an industrial design depends on: the number of variants of designs; the object of registration of an individual or legal entity, from the terms of registration.
The cost of a patent for a utility model and an invention depends on: the object of registration of an individual or legal entity, the period of registration, the number of registered objects.
If you order, for example, an intellectual property protection or another service package, you will receive a 20% discount on the total amount of the service order. In the case of a non-standard request, the cost of the services provided can be agreed on an individual basis.