Registration of a patent for an invention

An invention is the result of human activity in the form of a technical solution relating to:

• product (device, substance, strain, etc.)
• method (process of performing actions on a material object).

In this case, such activities must be carried out with the help of material means, including the use of a known or new product for a new purpose.

A technical solution in the field of human activity that can be considered an invention will be considered one that, when implemented or applied, objectively achieves some effect, observes some phenomenon or reveals some property.

To obtain a patent for an invention, you need to apply to Ukrpatent (the patent office of Ukraine). If you want to obtain a patent in another country, you need to apply either to the patent office of that country or file an international application. Applicants can be both individuals and legal entities or a group of individuals.

The author of an invention has the following subjective rights

• The right to file an application (i.e., the right to be an applicant);
• the right to obtain a patent (this right initially belongs to the author, but only in cases where the law or contract does not provide otherwise)
• the right of authorship (a personal non-property right, according to which the right to be recognized as the author or co-author of an invention is
• inalienable);
• the right to receive remuneration (personal property) - arises if the invention is a service invention or created in the course of fulfillment of a contract, and
• the exclusive rights do not belong to the author.

Unlike the right to obtain a patent, the right of authorship is inalienable, including when the exclusive right to an invention is transferred to another person or assigned to him/her and when another person is granted the right to use it.

The validity period of an invention patent in Ukraine is 20 years.

Two types of examination are used for an invention patent:

Formal examination (establishing the correspondence between the documents and the invention);
Qualified examination (compliance of the invention with the standards).

An invention may be patented if:

• It is new (meaning that no one has ever invented anything like it);
• Can be used for industrial purposes (the invention must be technically feasible);
• It has an inventive character (derived from modern technologies).

The structure of patent registration for inventions:

• Filling in the application form (entering information about the invention and the inventor);
• Conducting a patent search (to verify the novelty of the invention);
• Determining the term of the patent (up to 18 months);
• Conclusion of the contract.

Documents required for patenting an invention:

• Materials describing the invention;
• Information about the applicant;
• Information about the inventor;
• Power of attorney to represent interests.

Our company offers:

• Patent search;
• Identification of inventions;
• Preparation and submission of necessary documents;
• Examination of documents for an invention;
• Preparation of documents for refutation of the application;
• Registration of a patent for an invention.

Once a patent for an invention is registered, the customer becomes the monopoly owner of the patented object and can dispose of it as he wishes: sell, assign, prohibit or allow anyone to use this invention.

Any illegal use of a patented invention is recognized as an infringement of the exclusive right to the invention and is prosecuted by law.

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