This piece examines how utility models can offer MSMEs a faster and cheaper alternative to patents for protecting incremental innovations. It highlights why such a system could boost competitiveness ...

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Critics of China’s patent system often point to the proliferation of utility models as a sign of low patent quality, but research from the Intellectual Property Publishing House shows even among ...

As a result of the Industrial Property Law (IPL), reliable information on utility models in Mexico can now be found in international publications. However, it is still worth considering the points ...