How can inventions be protected?
If the invention is a solution to a technical problem it can be protected within the framework of the Patent Law. A patent is granted for new industrially applicable innovations as long as they are not in any way part of the existing state of the art. The patent law sets clear conditions for the granting of a patent: It must be a part of technology, must be industrially applicable, and must be considered new and inventive. The invention patent grants protection for a maximum of 20 years.
