This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight A useful IP asset, the utility model patent costs less to acquire and is ...

There is a group of products that, because of their specific character, can be protected as industrial designs, as well as patents. The Polish IP Law also provides the protection of utility models.

Under German law an invention may be protected simultaneously by a granted patent and a registered utility model. Unlike patents, German utility models are examined for formal requirements only and ...

Utility model protection, which has been available in Turkey for around 25 years, is an attractive option for inventions with obvious technical solutions. The enactment of the Turkish Industrial ...

“Starting in 2017, the China National Intellectual Property Administration began giving utility model applications increased scrutiny during the formal examination stage. This ramped up in 2018, and ...