To exploit it, if there are no other limitations

To licence it, if there are no other limitations

To sell it, if there are no other limitations

Patent

Industrial Secret

Registered design

Industrial secret

Copyright

A patent

Incentive to innovate

To have legal protection that allows the fabrication and market of an invention

Incentive share knowledge

Design and ergonomics

Technological

Models and trademarks

An historic novel

An industrial design

A symphony

Novelty

Successful marketing

Inventive character

It refers to a single patent that

includes all the EU countries (except Croatia and Spain)

It refers to a patent that is registered, at least, in 5 EU countries

It refers to a patent that has been

registered in all countries of Europe

To sign a non-disclosure-agreement in case of a meeting or presentation

No publication about the invention & not to sale the product

To stop the development of the invention

Does not real the invention

Does not allow reverse engineering

Is cheap