Utility Models

For an invention to be susceptible to protection as a utility model it must meet the requirements of novelty, inventive step and industrial application (as is the case for patents).

A utility model is understood as any invention which is new and involves an inventive step which consists of giving an object a configuration, structure or constitution that results in a practically significant advantage in its use or manufacture. The protection is for a period of 10 years from the date the invention is filed.