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What types of invention, utility model, industrial design, trademark and copyright applications are available in Belarus?

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What types of invention, utility model, industrial design, trademark and copyright applications are available in Belarus?

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Following types of applications are available in Belarus: Invention: – a product (from July, 2003) like device, substance, microorganism strain or a culture of a plant or animal cell; – a process; – the use of a previously known product for a new purpose. Utility model: – device only. Industrial Design: – artistic solution of an article; – artistic and technical solution of an article. Industrial Design can be three-dimensional, two-dimensional (plane) or mixed. Trademark: – words designation; – device; – three-dimensional; – combination of thereof. Copyright (computer programs and databases, for example) is protected according the Copyright Law of Belarus. The new Law On protection of computer programs and databases is under elaboration now and 2003 it will be ready till the end of the year for adoption by the Legislator.