Cluster 3 - Patents

Question 1

What is required to obtain a patent?

Answer 1

Requirements for a patent(comulative)
-Invention - you invented it
-Novelty - something that is new and not obvious
-Industrial application (usable in industry or economically, has some social utility)

Question 2

What rights does the patent
holder have?
How does patent registration
proceed?

Answer 2

The patent holder can exclusively exploit the patent subject (as long as the exploitation is in line
with the requirements). Registration with a patent office – “first come, first serve”. Limited
in time and jurisdiction.