{"id":3987,"date":"2025-03-27T15:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/what-protects-what\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:21:17","slug":"what-protects-what","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/en\/what-protects-what\/","title":{"rendered":"what protects what?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3987\" class=\"elementor elementor-3987 elementor-1609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d81f20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54d81f20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f70f404 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f70f404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Industrial Property Right?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee1a3f0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ee1a3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"rtmicon-thin rtmicon-scale-unbalanced-flip\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e2734d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e2734d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home &#8211; Which property right?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd51731 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cd51731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1daaa2c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1daaa2c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d6cab5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"57d6cab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPatents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ba90cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77ba90cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/patentschriftkuw.png\" title=\"patentschriftkuw\" alt=\"Foto einer Designurkunde, die den Schutz eines eingetragenen Designs beim Deutschen Patent- und Markenamt dokumentiert. Klickow &amp; Wetzel unterst\u00fctzen Unternehmen und Kreative beim Schutz \u00e4sthetischer Gestaltungen durch fundierte Anmeldung und Durchsetzung von Geschmacksmustern.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1b87da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7e1b87da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat do patents protect?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA patent protects a technical invention - i.e. a new solution to a technical problem. It can be a product (e.g. a machine, a medicine or a technical component) or a process (e.g. a manufacturing or measuring process). <br><br>\n<b>Requirements for a patent<\/b>\n<ol>\n  <li><strong>Novelty<\/strong> - The invention must not have been publicly known at the time of application.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Inventive step<\/strong> - It must not be obvious to experts in the relevant field of technology.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Industrial applicability<\/strong> - The invention must be practically usable.<\/li>\n<\/ol><br>\n<b>What does this mean for the owner?<\/b><br>\nA granted patent gives the owner the exclusive right to prohibit others for up to 20 years from manufacturing, offering, placing on the market or using the protected invention without permission - or importing or possessing it for the aforementioned purposes.<br><br>\nIt is therefore a powerful means of protecting innovations and securing economic advantages in the long term.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca750ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ca750ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e92de27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e92de27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d51e118 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5d51e118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrademarks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71172f23 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71172f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/markenurkundekuw.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4790\" alt=\"Urkunde \u00fcber den erfolgreichen Eintrag einer Marke beim Deutschen Patent- und Markenamt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/markenurkundekuw.png 960w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/markenurkundekuw-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/markenurkundekuw-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127bc4c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"127bc4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat do trademarks protect?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA trademark protects a sign that distinguishes the goods or services of one company from those of other companies. This includes, for example: <br><ul><li>Words and names<\/li>\n  <li>Logos and logotypes  <\/li>\n  <li>Word\/image combinations, colors or even sound sequences<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nUnlike patents, trademarks are not based on technical inventions, but on the recognition and distinctiveness of a product or service on the market.<br><br>\n<b>What does this mean for the owner?<\/b><br>A registered trademark gives the owner the exclusive right to use the protected sign in the course of trade. He can prohibit others from using identical or similar signs for identical or similar goods or services if there is a risk of confusion under trademark law. <br><br>\nTrademark protection is initially valid for <b>10 years<\/b> and can be renewed as often as required for a further <b>10 years<\/b> - as long as the trademark is actively used and the renewal fees are paid.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff95fbc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ff95fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac4da1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ac4da1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29492abd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"29492abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigns\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597bf03a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"597bf03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkundedesiign.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4794\" alt=\"Designurkunde f\u00fcr ein eingetragenes Geschmacksmuster beim Deutschen Patent- und Markenamt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkundedesiign.png 960w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkundedesiign-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkundedesiign-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d243a2f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3d243a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat do designs protect?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA design (also registered design or formerly: \"design patent\") protects the external appearance of a product. This includes: \n<ul>\n  <li>Shape and contour<\/li>\n  <li>Colors<\/li>\n  <li>Surface structures<\/li>\n  <li>Ornaments<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nIt is not the function or technology of a product that is protected (as with a patent), but the design - i.e. what the eye perceives.<br><br>\nTypical examples of applications for registered designs are\n<ul>\n  <li>Furniture and lamps<\/li>\n  <li>Clothing and accessories<\/li>\n  <li>Packaging, samples<\/li>\n  <li>Digital icons or user interfaces<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\n<b>Requirements for design protection<\/b>\n<ol>\n  <li><strong>Novelty<\/strong> - The design must not have been published before the application.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Uniqueness<\/strong> - The design must be sufficiently different from what is already known.<\/li>\n<\/ol><br><b>What does this mean for the owner?<\/b><br>The owner of a registered design has the exclusive right to prohibit others from using, imitating or distributing the design without consent.<br><br>\nDesign protection is initially valid for <b>5 years<\/b> and can be extended for up to <b>25 years<\/b>.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fdab8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a7fdab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b415b70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b415b70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121217e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"121217e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUtility models\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21daf30 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21daf30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkunde.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5287\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkunde.png 960w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkunde-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urkunde-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d4789 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"78d4789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat do utility models protect?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLike a patent, a utility model protects a technical invention, i.e. a new solution to a technical problem. In contrast to a patent, however, only products (e.g. machines, medicines or technical components) can be protected. 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