It protects a novel invention that allows, in practice, the solution of a problem in the field of technique. It has to be New (in the sense that has not been published or publicly used at National and International level), Not Evident and Applicable in Industry. The benefits of its protection have to do with the security of its own protection and the economic gain from exploitation by third parties.
Inventions are protected by property titles. These titles protect the product of inventive activities with industrial application with the Patent of Invention.
Gives owner the monopoly in the industrial and commercial exploitation of the patented invention, 20 years upon payment of the applicable annual rate.
For an invention to be patentable under the Patent Law, it must be:
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