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Why Should You Protect Your Invention?
Attracting investment
You will have the opportunity to raise additional funds, as investors are more inclined to invest in products or services whose intellectual property is protected.
Competitive advantage
You will become unique – by gaining exclusive rights to an invention, you will be exceptional on the market and will be able to prohibit competitors from using such an invention for commercial purposes.
Building your reputation
You will gain a solid reputation and protect the values you create, the values with which your customers will eventually associate the invention.
Financial benefits
You will always be able to reap the financial benefits by choosing a franchise, licence or transfer of rights to your patented invention to others.
Invention patenting services
What is it?
We evaluate the key criteria-novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability. To do this, we conduct a global patent search. The search results reveal existing analogues of the invention currently in existence worldwide. This allows us to determine whether it is worthwhile to to patent the invention.
Why is this necessary?
You will find out whether the product you are developing is patentable. Considering analogues of your invention, it is possible to prepare a better description and create the most optimal protection strategy.
Duration
2-3 weeks
What is it?
This is a mandatory step in filing a patent application, during which the invention is described. Various technical and legal requirements apply to the description of the invention. Our patent experts prepare detailed descriptions of inventions that meet these requirements.
Why is this necessary?
To obtain protection for an invention, a description is required when filing a patent application. Once the application is filed, no substantial changes can be made; therefore, this is one of the most important and demanding tasksinvolved in the invention patenting process.
Duration
4-6 weeks
What is it?
This is the mandatory submission of the invention description, together with other documents, to the patent office of the selected country. We ensure that the entire patent application filing process runs smoothly.
Why is this necessary?
When applying, a priority date is recorded, from which the commercialization of the invention can begin.
Duration
1-2 days
What is it?
This is our specialists’ supervision throughout the entire patenting process. After the application is filed, its examination process begins: formal examination, substantive examination, expert inquiries, publication, and patent issuance.
Why is this necessary?
The patenting process for each invention is unique. Therefore, special attention is required, which we ensure with constant supervision: we will inform you about the progress of patenting and the expected actions.
Duration
2-4 years
What is it?
During the examination of the application, taking into account the requirements and criteria set by the office of a specific country, experts raise various questions about the patentable invention. We communicate with the experts of the relevant country’s patent office and answer all their inquiries.
Why is this necessary?
To obtain a patent, all expert inquiries must be answered. Our patent experts will provide all the required answers.
What is it?
These are annual fees paid correctly and on time. After the patent is issued – and sometimes during the application examination – fees set by the patent office of a specific country (state levies) must be paid every year.
Why is this necessary?
The fee payment procedure may vary from country to country, but they are usually paid for 20 years – the length of time a patent is valid. We ensure that annual patent fees are paid correctly and, most importantly, on time. We warn you in advance about the upcoming annual fee payment deadline.
Duration
Yearly
What is it?
This is the extension of the invention’s protection to other countries or regions, in consultation with our specialists. After filing a priority application, the owner has the right to extend the protection of their invention.
Why is this necessary?
To commercialize your invention in other countries, broader protection is required, because a patent has a territorial principle of validity. For the strategic development of your invention’s protection, we help you make the most optimal decision.
What is it?
Certain countries, including Lithuania, provide financial support to cover patenting costs; therefore, we introduce we inform inventors about these funding opportunities and help them choose the most optimal way to recoup their expenses.
Why is this necessary?
The cost of a patent depends on many factors and varies from country to country. Patenting an invention can therefore require considerable expense, especially if you want to protect the invention in more than one market. Therefore, we look for ways to reduce the financial burden of patenting.
What is an invention?
The uniqueness of an idea determines the path of its further development; therefore, one should begin thinking about the commercialization and patenting of an invention from the very moment the idea first arises.
Patenting of an invention
Creating an invention is usually a complex process that requires a great deal of time and investment; therefore, it is beneficial for the inventor to obtain legal protection to safeguard their invention and the funds invested in it.
Territorial protection
