PATENT FILINGS

The patent system is designed to encourage inventions that are unique and useful to society.

Three different kinds of patents can be protected: invention patents, design patents and utility models. Invention patents are the most common type of patent, and these relate to new machines, drugs, processes, etc. A design patent is granted to protect the unique appearance or design of manufactured objects, such as the ornamentation or overall design of the object. Finally, utility models are meant to protect simpler inventions.

A patent application can be filed as a direct/conventional application or as a PCT national phase application. In our holding we count on a multidisciplinary team of engineers, chemists, biotechnologists and biologists with vast experience and knowledge in all fields of technology helping our clients to prosecute and protect their inventions worldwide.

VALIDATION IN SPAIN

The validation process consists of registering the granted patent into the individual countries where its rights will be protected. The validation is an administrative procedure, which means a new substantive examination for the patent will not be taken.

The Spanish legislation applicable for European patent validations states that the holder of a patent must submit a Spanish translation of the full text of the granted European patent. The deadline for submitting the translation is three months from the date the European Patent Bulletin published the mention of the granting.

Companies seeking to validate their patents in countries requiring claim or full translation need access to specialized translators with the deep industry, scientific and patent terminology knowledge necessary to provide patent translations in each specific technical field. For this reason, it’s important to work with an IP adviser who can match you to the right translator for your industry sector and specific needs. This can help to ensure that translations are faithful to the original text, and to the requirements of the designated countries.

In GENPHASIS we guarantee our clients all the steps to finish the validation procedure successfully will be carefully taken.

PATENT TRANSLATION

Patent applicants/owners and IP law firms engaged in patent prosecution understand the value of using trained patent translators.

Our patent translators are familiar with patent-specific technical terms, how the content of patents is organized, the vocabulary of the different classes of patents and the formatting and layout of patent specifications. We have built a reputable team of subject specialists in a wide variety of technology areas.

LOCALIZATIONS

“Localization” is a more comprehensive process and addresses cultural and non-textual components as well as linguistic issues when adapting a product or service for another country.

In the patent field, a localization is performed to meet a country’s specific patent norms.