Holland PatentA patent protects your invention in respect of a technical product or process. Whoever owns a patent can prohibit someone else from copying, selling or importing that invention. Even when that other person has come up with the invention himself completely independently. Each patent is valid in one or more countries and for a limited period of time. After a patent has expired, the technique is available for use by everyone. A patent is an exclusive right to an invention which allows you to forbid someone else from using the invention for commercial purposes in a particular jurisdiction. Patents in Holland fall under the guidelines of the Netherlands Patent Office. A Patent in the Netherlands (or Holland patent) is no different than from any other country. Each patent application will be published. This is in exchange for the protection the patent provides. By publicizing the patent application, others are able to find out about new technology and innovate further with it. It is also possible to find out what has already been developed, so that the same invention will not need to be reinvented and thus will cost effort and money again. | |
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