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Patents & Utility Models

Scope of the Rights Conferred by a Patent

Patents & Utility Models

The patent holder enjoys the patent rights without any discrimination as to the place of invention, the field of technology, or whether the products are imported or produced locally. The patent holder has the right to prevent third parties from doing the following without authorization: making, selling, using or importing the product that is the subject of the patent, or possessing it for these purposes for any reason other than personal needs; using a process that is the subject of the patent; offering to others the use of a process patent when the third party knows or should know that its use is prohibited; offering for sale, using or importing products obtained directly by the patented process, or possessing them for these purposes for any reason other than personal needs.