utility model right; innovation patent right
A legal intellectual property right protecting a device's shape, structure, or combination, similar to a patent but with a shorter term and simpler examination. Used in Japanese IP law.
A utility model right can be obtained in a shorter period than a patent right.
この製品は実用新案権で保護されている。
This product is protected by a utility model right.
Compound of 実用 (practical use), 新案 (new idea/device), and 権 (right). The term is a direct translation of the English 'utility model right'.