This piece examines how utility models can offer MSMEs a faster and cheaper alternative to patents for protecting incremental innovations. It highlights why such a system could boost competitiveness ...

“In 2019, the average weekly earnings of $1,517 for workers across all IP-intensive industries was 60% higher than weekly earnings for workers in other industries.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark ...

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.

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 ...