{"id":3994,"date":"2022-03-29T14:07:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/?page_id=3994"},"modified":"2022-03-29T14:09:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:09:53","slug":"utility-models","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/utility-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Utility models"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3994\" class=\"elementor elementor-3994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40388c2d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40388c2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/patfritz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gebrauchsmuster-115x115.png 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a918b4f sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"a918b4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9124c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9124c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A utility model is often described as a mini-patent <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f128ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f128ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>therefore, the statements regarding patents are also valid for utility models to a large extent. The primary distinguishing feature of the latter is that they are entered without examination procedures, reducing the costs incurred as well as the period until their registration, considerably in-part. However, as an unexamined industrial property right, a utility model requires particular care and attention when used or implemented because the validity is uncertain.<\/p><p>A utility model only has a period of validity of 10 years (as opposed to 20 years for patents) and cannot be used for proceedures. On a case-by-case basis, it should be carefully considered whether the registration of a utility model makes sense.<\/p><p>We are happy to advise you in this regard. Please contact us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A utility model is often described as a mini-patent therefore, the statements regarding patents are also valid for utility models to a large extent. The primary distinguishing feature of the latter is that they are entered without&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3994"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3998,"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3994\/revisions\/3998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patfritz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}