The utility model, also known as a “minor invention” due to its lower inventive step requirement compared to invention patents, is a legal figure internationally regulated since the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883. For...
What is the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)? The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an accelerated patent examination program that enables applicants to save time and costs in participating countries. This mechanism allows an applicant to rely on a favorable...
On November 22, WIPO and the Andean countries of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia adopted the Treaty on the Law of Designs, known as the Riyadh Treaty. The Andean Community countries succeeded in including the requirement for indicating the origin of traditional...
The participation of Peruvian women in the field of patents has increased in recent years, demonstrating their growing influence in the country’s science and technology sectors. Although a gender gap with male predominance still exists, efforts are being made to...
Article 52 of Decision 486(1) regulates the exclusion rights of a patent holder. Accordingly, when the patent claims a product, the holder may prevent a third party, without their consent, from manufacturing the product; offering it for sale, selling it, or using it;...
