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PATENTS
Any invention, whether a
product or procedure, in any technological area, can be protected by a
patent provided that it meets three fundamental requirements, such as:
a) Novelty; b) Inventive step; and c) Industrial applicability.
Novelty: In agreement with the legislation, any invention that has not
been accessible to the public through written or oral descriptions or
through its use or marketing before the date of filing the application
for the registration of the patent or, if that is the case, the
recognized priority, is considered to be a novelty.
Inventive step: As provided for by
Article 18 of Decision 486.
An invention shall be regarded as involving an inventive step if, for a
person in the trade with average technical skills in the technical field
concerned, the said invention is neither obvious nor obviously derived
from the state of the art.
Industrial Application: It shall be deemed that an invention is
susceptible of having an industrial application when the object thereof
can be produced or used in any type of industry, industry being
understood to be any productive activity, including services.
DOCUMENTS:
1. Full identification and domicile of the company or
individual filing the application, if that is the case.
2. Nationality of the applicant. When the applicant is a body corporate,
the place of incorporation must be stated.
3. Name of the invention.
4. Name and domicile of the inventor, when other than the applicant.
5. Description of the invention.
6. Claims.
7. Drawings, where they are required to understand the invention; the
drawings will be considered part of the description.
8. Summary of the invention.
9. Inventors’ assignment document, if such were the case.
8. Power of attorney authenticated before the Notary Public. In the case
of powers of attorney granted abroad, they must legalized by Apostille
or, failing that, before the Venezuelan Consulate in the respective
country.
10. The date, number and office where any patent application or other
protection document was filed for or obtained abroad by the same
applicant or his/her assignee, if any, that refers fully or in part to
the same invention being claimed in the application filed in the Member
Country.
Note: In the case of documents written in a language other than Spanish,
the documents must be filed with their corresponding translation done by
a Public Translator. Our firm offers a translation service at an
additional fee per page. To obtain information on the amounts charged
for this service please send an e-mail to our address.
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