We invite you to get acquainted with the criteria of protected intellectual property in more detail:
| Intellectual Property | Document of Title | Term of validity | Subject matters | Protection if |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trademark | certificate | 10 years + n*10 years | Graphic, verbal, combined, three-dimensional | Registrable |
| Industrial design | patent | 10 years + 5 years | Artistic or styling design defining product appearance | New, original, exploitable |
| Invention | patent | 20 years | Design, technique, substance, microbial strain, plant and animal cell cultures as well as employment of previously known design, technique, substance and strain for its new intended purpose | New with inventive level, exploitable |
| Utility model | patent | 5 years + 3 years | Design of production facilities and consumables as well as their components | New, exploitable |
| Geographical indication: * Appellations of origin ** Indication of origin of goods |
* certificate ** not registrable |
10 years + n*10 years | Geographical indication or description identifying goods as originating from the territory of any country, region or place within it where its quality, reputation or other features largely associated with its geographical origin are defined | Quality, reputation or other features of goods largely associated with its geographical origin are defined |
| Plant varieties | patent | 25 years from the date of registration | Group of plants irrespective of patentability being defined by features characterizing the very genotype or genotype combination as well as being different from other groups of plants of the similar botanic taxon at least by one feature | Being novel, distinguishable, uniform and permanent |
| Topographies of integral circuits | certificate | 10 years | Three-dimensional geometrical arrangement of the aggregate of integrated components and their couplings recorded in tangible form | Original topology established as a result of the author’s creativeness |
