I will continue my informative articles on industrial property classification systems with the design classification. As a reminder, International Patent Classification (IPC) established by the Strasbourg Agreement is used in patent classifications. In design applications, a classification system based on the Locarno Agreement is used. The Locarno classification system is an international system which is

I will continue my informative articles on industrial property classification systems with the trademark classification. As a reminder, IPC codes determined according to the Strasbourg Agreement are used in patent classifications, and a classification system based on the Locarno Agreement is used in design applications. For trademark applications, the Nice classification system is used. The

Not every inventive product or method has to be protected by means of patenting. Protecting an invention by a patent means sharing every detail of the invention with everyone. An invention every detail of which is shared can be easily implemented by other persons. However, the person or persons applying for the invention are entitled

Design is the ability to create a product that goes beyond the ordinary by adding aesthetics to any product. The design application serves to protect the external appearance of these products. This type of application was known as “Industrial Design Application” before 2017, then the term “industry” was removed with the new law adopted in

Nikola Tesla, credited with about 700 patents, lived between 1856 and 1903. Even the surname “Tesla” means “a felling axe with a wide cutting blade on the handle at certain angles”, so it is possible to predict the technical potential in the family’s origins :)) Raised by his two older sisters, Nikola spent his childhood

Unlike trademark applications, in patent-utility model and design applications, the names of the creators of inventions and designs can be given place in addition to the applicant. These persons are called “inventors” in patent and utility model applications and “designer” in design applications, and the names of these persons must be included in the application

In this article, I will talk about some concepts that are essential for the patent process. I will try to focus on the basic concepts that should be essentially known in the process such as search and examination reports, patentability criteria, and the way the reports are produced and how they should be read. The

The European Patent Convention (EPC), also known as the Convention on the Grant of European Patents, of 5 October 1973, is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organization and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. As of April 2023, there are 39 contracting states that are party to

At a time when technology takes up so much space in our lives, we, as humanity, are still helpless in the face of natural disasters, climate changes and epidemics, and we are saddened by feeling inadequate. So many inventions and innovations are being made, we clean our homes with the help of robots, we make