Sanosa, Sandra M.

Bsa 2-A 20/25

Patents

1. Explain when an industrial design is considered against public order or health or morals
thus, making them ineligible for patent application.
-An industrial design is considered against public order or health or morals making them
ineligible for patent application when it brings harm or adverse effectin the society. Thus
the law provides that industrial designs dictated essentially by technical of functional
considerations to obtain a technical result or those that are contrary to public order,
health or morals shall  not be protected and shall not be registrable.
2. Are patents, trademark and copyrights the same? Explain.
- Yes patents, trademark and copyrights are the same but with reservations. They are all
in Intellectual property rights granted by the state to exceptional and rightful
individuals. They are the same in nature as to protect their rights over their respective
intellectual creations. However, they are different in terms of functios. Patent secures
inventions that are useful for the world;trademark secures the branding under which
products and services are sold;copyright secyres literary and artistic creations.
3. Give an example of a patentable utility model.
-an example of patentable utility model is aballpen with small flashlight attached to it or
a car with an attached propeller which enables the car to fly.
4. Can an inventor apply for both utility model and patent of the same product at the same
time?
-No the filing of parallel applications for a patent and utility model registration is
prohibited under section 111 of the Intellectual property Code of the Philippines.
5. How can a patent owner gain advantage of his patented product?

- a patent owner can gain advantages of his patented products through licensing which
will generate royalties.it also giveshim the right to stop others from copying,
manufacturing, selling or importing his invention without his permission.