Regina Moran

Obtained by the applicant as security documents to protect the appearance of industrial products (Design patent) and the subject product design (Certificate for utility model). Comparison of the essential features of the design and utility model held for the following reasons. Firstly, the buyer, usually assesses the external trade dress, as well as its functional value. Therefore, a developer on the stage of creating the design documentation is important to provide a product advanced technical solutions, which improve the properties of both industrial design and utility model. Second, unfortunately, in the Patent Act EFR does not provide for conversion of industrial design application in the application for utility model and vice versa. This fact can not avoid cases of loss of national priority and a more flexible patent policy in the economic development of industrial Enterprises P F. It should not be forgotten that in some cases, foreign legislation on industrial designs is moving closer to patent law in respect of legal action – declared the registration of technical making, issuing security documents, maintaining them in force and the cessation of their actions. For example, in countries where patent law provides protection for utility models, possibly transform application industrial design in the application for utility model and vice versa. The criterion in such cases is the following provision: "If industrial product is more useful purpose than decoration, it can be protected as invention or utility model '(1). In general, the protection of industrial products like industrial design patent and utility model certificate can prevent plagiarism, and the coincidence with sufficient similarity. Patent Attorney Chelyabinsk CSTI Skripkina NK