May be subject of Patent or Utility Model requirement new inventions, which are susceptible of industrial application, even when they affect a product that contains or is made of biological substance, or a process that permits production, treatment, or usage of biological substances.

It is possible to grant Patents for any invention, either it may be a product or a process, in all technology domains, as long as the invention fulfils certain conditions, as mentioned above.

Also may be subject of Patent registration new processes of obtaining products, substances or already known formulas.

Patent or Utility Model registration grants its owner the right that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed or sold without the patent owner's consent.

Patent protection period is of 20 years maximum, computed from the date of the respective application, while Utility Model protection period can be of 10 years from the day when application was filed, since respective rights maintenance fees are annually paid.