Any technical solution of a problem in any field of human activity, which is new, involves an inventive step and is industrially applicable shall be patentable.
An invention may be, or may relate to a useful machine; a product, or process or an improvement of the foregoing; microorganism; and non-biological and microbiological processes.
INVENTION FILING REQUIREMENTS, REGISTRATION PROCEDURE & TERM
Any technical solution of a problem in any field of human activity which is new and industrially applicable shall be registrable.
A utility model may be, or may relate to a useful machine, an implement or tool; a product or composition; or an improvement of any foregoing.
UTILITY MODEL FILING REQUIREMENTS, REGISTRATION PROCEDURE & TERM
An industrial design is any composition of lines or colors or any three-dimensional form, whether or not associated with lines or colors, provided that, such composition or form gives a special appearance or can serve as pattern for an industrial product or handicraft that is new or original.
In order to be registrable, an industrial design must be any new or original creation relating to the ornamental features of shape, configuration, form, or combination thereof, of an article of manufacture, whether or not associated with lines, patterns or colors, which imparts an aesthetic and pleasing appearance to the article. The design which is embodied in any composition of lines, patterns or colors must be inseparable from the article and cannot exist alone merely as a scheme of surface ornamentation.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS, REGISTRATION PROCEDURE & TERM
