{"id":126,"date":"2017-04-25T16:07:32","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.habermann-ip.de\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2020-01-16T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:57:22","slug":"splitting-off-a-utility-model","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/expertise\/utility-model-law\/splitting-off-a-utility-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Splitting-off a Utility Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-156 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-156 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht.jpg\" alt='' title='katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht' height=\"641\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht-1030x344.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht-1500x501.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht-705x235.jpg 705w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_gebrauchsmusterrecht-450x150.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Splitting-off a Utility Model<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; '><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A utility model can be split-off from a pending patent application that provides protection in Germany. This means that it is also possible to split-off utility models from pending international or pending European patent applications. It is advisable to split-off a utility model from a pending patent application that has been infringed as in such cases the patent grant procedure is often very time-consuming.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Because of the fact that a utility model is an unexamined intellectual property right and due to the fact that it is registered within a few months after filing, you can assert your rights already within a short period of time. A utility model enables you to enforce your claims for an injunction or damage against third parties.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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