Registered models
Innovation patents and
Utility Models
Protection of Know-how
Among the essential elements to Artemide's success are its
expertise and intellectual property, which includes trademarks,
product design, innovations in materials, components and system
solutions. Therefore, the protection of expertise and the rights of
third parties is of utmost importance.
To this end, Artemide has always followed a strategy based on
registered industrial property rights, i.e. rights that allow exclusive
use of the technological or application solutions developed.
Over the years, Artemide has obtained numerous patents in
optics, mechanics and electronics and, in recent years, digital
management and interaction sensors.
Today, technology transfers occur ever more rapidly, allowing
Artemide to promptly apply and distribute the innovations
developed through research. Patented solutions expand the
knowledge base of the company with wide repercussions on the
different collections where they are often embedded different
products.
Artemide primarily holds invention patents on its proprietary or
in-use technological solutions. As of December 2020, the Group
held 114 invention patents and utility models, covering 47 different
technical solutions.The breakdown between the national domains
of the patents included in the portfolio as of 31.12.2020 is as follows:
Italy (where the first filing occurs) represents 32%, Europe 54%,
and the U.S. 14%.
With regard to the design patents used to protect the aesthetic of
products, Artemide considers it of primary importance to provide
each design with a registered patent title. The Company policy
is to register new products designs within one or more multiple
design patent registrations in the European Community each
year. The registered patents are fundamental for the protection
of original products from counterfeits, especially in online markets,
which the Company has been overseeing for 9 years through an
international partner that is specialized in brand monitoring. This
activity allows the removal of counterfeit products from the online
sales platforms with the highest volumes.
Ratio of Patent Nationalities
World
Italy
32%
Ratio of patent nationalities included in the
portfolio as of 31.12.2020:
Italy (where the first deposit is made): 32%
Europe: 54%
U.S.A.: 14%
USA
14%
Europe*
54%
World
*Europe it means European countries other than Italy.
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