Title: | Sections 17 (1) and 18 (1) of the Industrial Property Act No. 19 of 1994 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Utility models |
Summary table: |
17 - Applicability of provisions pertaining to patents.
(1) Subject to section 18, the provisions of Part II shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to utility model certificates or applications therefor, as the case may be.
18 - Special provisions pertaining to utility model certificates.
(1) An invention qualifies for a utility model certificate if it is new and is industrially applicable.
(2) Sections 5(1) and 5(5)shall not apply in the case of inventions for which utility model certificates are requested.