Scope of legal protection
The scope of legal protection conferred by patent is determined by the claims. The description and the drawings may be used to interpret the claims. Claims are considered to cover not only all the elements as expressed in the claims but also their equivalents.
Rights of the Owner of a patent
Where a patent concerns a product (equipment, material etc.) the owner of the patent has the right to prevent third parties from:
- the manufacturing of product incorporating the patented invention;
- the offering, importing or providing as well as stocking for the market a product
- incorporating a patented invention.
Where the patent concerns process the owner of the patent has the right to prevent third parties from performing without authorization the following acts:
