The patent is an exclusive legal right granted for invention. Invention is a product or process that provides a new way to do something or provides a new technical solution to a problem. The patent offers legal protection to the owner for invention.

The invention is:

• new technical solution to a particular technical problem
• new plant variety or hybrid
• be the result of creative work
• be technically viable
• be applied in industry or other business activity.

The patent cannot protect the invention:

• relating to new animal species and plant varieties and purely biological procedures for the acquisition of plants and animals
• for surgical and diagnostic procedure or procedure for live treatment of the human or animal body and
• publication or application is contrary to public order and morality.

The inventions are not considered to be:

• scientific discoveries
• scientific theories
• mathematical methods
• aesthetic works
• plans
• principles and methods relating to the performance of mental work
• programmes for computers and
• forms for providing information.

The procedure for recognizing patent rights can be initiated by the inventor (the individual who created the invention with their own creative work) and their legal successor (either a legal entity or an individual whose recognition of patent rights is based on law, legal assignment, inheritance, or a court decision). The employer is considered the legal successor of the inventor when, based on the law or an employment contract, they have the right to acquire a patent for an invention created within the scope of the inventor’s employment. Those who have only provided technical assistance in the creation of the invention are not considered the inventor.

Procedure for examining the application:

• 1.The validity of the application is examined, i.e., whether the application contains all the legal requirements.
• 2.If the application is valid, it is recorded in the application register, and the payment of all fees is verified.
• 3.It is examined whether the subject of the application is an invention eligible for patenting. If all the conditions are met, the office issues a conclusion and invites the applicant to pay the costs.

If the applicant complies with the office’s conclusion within the specified deadline, which includes paying the costs and fees, the Office will make a decision to grant the patent. The data from the patent granting decision are recorded in the patent register on the day of issuance and are published in the official gazette of the Office within 90 days from the day of issuance.

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