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In 2008, the United Nations World Intellectual Property Office recorded 1.76 million international patent application filings. This number saw a slight fall last year, with filings falling down by 4.5%, which WIPO chief economist Carsten Fink ascribes to the US financial crisis. The US still has the top position as country with most patent applications, with Japan and Germany ranking second and third, respectively. China has shown a huge leap, ranking 5th next to Republic of Korea. China edged out France, increasing patent application by up to 30%.

Besides material things or properties just like homes, buildings, vehicles and so on that are protected by the law, there are other different types of property like intellectual property (IP).

Planning to hire a patent lawyer is not like hiring a legal representative for some other reasons like libel, divorce, or other civil and criminal cases. One of those differences is that while the mentioned types of cases can be managed well by a local lawyer with the help of his knowledge about country laws, patent law is national. For that reason, it a must to weigh up your options and find out your own personal needs when trying to find a patent law firm.

Patents are legitimate rights that allow inventors to stop others from illegitimately using their created product for a particular period of time. They are usually applicable to scientific theories, technological inventions, discoveries in the field of biology.

An industrial design involves creation of a shape, composition of pattern or color, or combined pattern and color in three-dimensional form that contains aesthetic value.