Industrial Designs

To distinguish invention and industrial design, we can compare based on the following criteria: Criteria Invention Industrial Design Definition Invention means a technical solution in the form of a product or a process which is intended to solve a problem by application of laws of nature. An invention shall be protected by mode of grant […]

Industrial Design According to Article 4(13) of IP Law, industrial design means a specific appearance of a product embodied in three-dimensional configurations, lines, colors or a combination of these elements and easily visible in use. Products herein are understood to mean articles, tools, equipment, or parts used for assembling such products, manufactured by industrial or […]

Industrial design patents shall have a validity starting from the grant date and expiring at the end of 5 years after the filing date and may be renewed for two consecutive terms, each of 5 years. Request for renewal of one or several industrial design variations stated in the industrial design patent must include a […]

Industrial design, trademark, or invention, all are protected by the Intellectual Property Law with different terms of protection. For industrial design, pursuant to Clause 13 Article 4 of the Intellectual Property Law: Industrial design means the outward appearance of a product embodied in three-dimensional configuration, lines, colors, or a combination of such elements. Industrial design […]