Title: | Article 4 of the Law on the Protection of Invention No. 50-XVI of 07/03/2008 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Utility models |
Summary table: |
Article 4. Forms of Protection of Inventions
(1) Inventions shall be protected by the titles of protection granted in accordance with this
Law.
(2) Inventions shall be protected by the following titles of protection:
a) patent for an invention;
b) short-term patent for an invention;
c) supplementary protection certificate.
(3) The provisions of this Law shall apply equally to the patents for invention and the short-term patents for invention, except for the provisions of Chapter V Section 2 of this Law, which only apply to patents for invention.
Article 12. Subject-Matter Protected by a Short-Term Patent for Invention
(1) A short-term patent for invention shall be granted for any invention which is new, involves an inventive step and is susceptible of industrial application.
(2) An invention shall be considered as involving an inventive step within the meaning of paragraph (1) if it gives a technical or practical advantage.
(3) Additionally to Article 7, short-term patents for invention shall not be granted in respect of inventions concerning:
a) biological material;
b) chemical or pharmaceutical substances and/or processes.