If the innovative idea is functional, there are two available tools, the industrial invention patent and the utility model patent.
The invention patent lasts 20 years and requires the solution of a technical problem; the utility model patent lasts 10 years and concerns a particular effectiveness or ease of use. To understand if an idea is innovative before filing a patent application, it is advisable to get a patent prior art search. To guarantee a quality service we use a paid international patent database which includes English translations of at least part of any patent document. Usually we start with a national filing that can be extended abroad within a year, claiming the priority of the first national filing.
The International Patent (PCT) and the European Patent (EP) allow, through a unified procedure, to obtain a granted patent valid for all member states, or part of them.
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