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Patents

Designs and models can be (out-)licensed or sold, but need to be

registered and published by the OHIM.

Let us look at an example. Pipettes are small tools that are often used

by scientists. Running a search on pipettes and registered Community

designs, we find 348 deposits (OHIM, 2014). Some examples are

presented in Figure 2.7.

For a UCD no registration is required and no fees need to be paid.

Protection is only valid for a period of three years. In some cases this is

sufficient, e.g. fashion. The only requirement is that the first publication

needs to be done in the European Union and not in any other country

beforehand.

US plant patents ...