{"id":26882,"date":"2024-09-24T13:05:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regimbeau.eu\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=26882"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:25:56","slug":"protection-through-patents-and-designs-complementary-tools","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/regimbeau.eu\/en\/insight\/protection-through-patents-and-designs-complementary-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection through patents and designs: complementary tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Protection by patent :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protected protected: a patent protects a technical invention, i.e. an innovative product or process that offers a technical solution to a technical problem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Duration of protection: generally 20 years from the date of filing of the patent application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protection criteria: the invention must be new, involve an inventive step and be suitable for industrial application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aim: preventing competitors from copying or exploiting the technology without authorisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Protection by design :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protected object: the design protects the appearance of a product or part of a product, i.e. the aesthetic or decorative aspects (shapes, patterns, colours, texture), independently of its technical function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Duration of protection: generally up to 25 years (with periodic renewals).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protection criteria: the design must be new and have an individual character, i.e. it must be perceived by the informed user as different from other existing models.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aim: protecting the aesthetics of a product and preventing visual imitations of that product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Complementarity :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>These two forms of protection are complementary because they cover both the technical innovation and the aesthetic design of a product:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A product can be both technically innovative (protected by a patent) and have a distinctive appearance (protected by a design patent).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example, a smartphone could be protected by one or more patents for its technical innovations (processor, algorithms, functions, etc.) and by a design patent for its external design (shape, interface, colours).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This dual protection prevents not only copying of the underlying technology, but also imitating of the visual appearance of the product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;4. Benefits of this complementarity :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete coverage: by combining the two protections, a company can protect both the functional and aesthetic aspects of its product, thereby strengthening its market position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competitive barrier: it becomes more difficult for competitors to circumvent the protection by modifying either the appearance or the operation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added value: this maximises the commercial value of an innovation by capitalising on both its technology and its design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, patent protection covers technical innovation, while design protection focuses on aesthetic appearance, and together they guarantee comprehensive protection of an innovative product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Protection by patent : 2. Protection by design : 3. 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