LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Abstract

The paper considers such a category of patent law as a utility model and gives a legal description of this institution. The author conducts a comparative analysis of the concept of a utility model and its legal regime under the laws of a number of developed countries and considers the difference between the named institution and an invention. It is noted that there is a fine line between an invention and a utility model, and the same object, depending on the will of the applicant, can be registered as a utility model and an invention.