An alternative to patent application is the utility model. The utility model exhibits certain particularities compared to a patent or a patent application. However, according to a supreme court decision, the inventive step required for a legally valid utility model no longer constitutes a difference.

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Utility Model

  • Thomas Heinz Meitinger

摘要

An alternative to patent application is the utility model. The utility model exhibits certain particularities compared to a patent or a patent application. However, according to a supreme court decision, the inventive step required for a legally valid utility model no longer constitutes a difference.