Services FAQs
01.
A trademark is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable logo or sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from others. The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity.
Once registered, a trademark is protected for 10 years starting from the registration date, assuming that the trademark is not subsequently invalidated or cancelled.
02.
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy and distribute a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form.
Period of protection: Lifetime of the author and for fifty (50) years after the author’s death
03.
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention.
Patent or Invention protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years from the filing date of the application.
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A Utility model is a registration right suitable for the protection of simpler inventions. The process of registering a utility model is fast, simple and cheaper compared to the procedure for granting a patent. Because it is registered without a substantive examination procedure, it facilitates the protection of inventions for individual inventors and small and medium-sized enterprises.
A Utility Model is entitled to seven (7) years of protection from the date of filing, with no possibility of renewal.
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An industrial design right is an intellectual property right that protects the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape, configuration or composition of pattern or color, or combination of pattern and color in three-dimensional form containing aesthetic value. An industrial design can be a two- or three-dimensional pattern used to produce a product, industrial commodity or handicraft.