--- title: "Utility Models" description: "Utility models may be obtained either by direct national filing or through one of the two regional organisations in Africa, OAPI and ARIPO." image: https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Utility-Models-2.jpg canonical: https://spoor.com/ja/service/utility-models/ url: https://spoor.getmd.ai/ja/service/utility-models/.md last_converted: 2026-10-14T22:45:25.607Z --- ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://spoor.com/service/utility-models/", "url": "https://spoor.com/service/utility-models/", "name": "Utility Models - An alternative to patent protection", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/service/utility-models/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/service/utility-models/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Utility-Models-2.jpg", "datePublished": "2020-07-28T07:10:01+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-09-09T13:20:32+00:00", "description": "Utility models may be obtained either by direct national filing or through one of the two regional organisations in Africa, OAPI and ARIPO.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://spoor.com/service/utility-models/#breadcrumb" }, "inLanguage": "ja", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "ReadAction", "target": [ "https://spoor.com/service/utility-models/" ] } ] }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "inLanguage": "ja", "@id": "https://spoor.com/service/utility-models/#primaryimage", "url": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Utility-Models-2.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Utility-Models-2.jpg", "width": 1400, "height": 250, "caption": "A graphic designer sketches out prototypes for an idea onto paper. 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Available in various countries, it provides a monopoly right for your invention that is generally more affordable, easier to register, and has a shorter lifespan than a patent, while offering greater scope of protection than a registered design. Also known as a ‘petty patent’, ‘minor patent’, or ‘innovative patent’, the utility model was designed primarily to respond to the needs of innovators." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Why file an application for a utility model?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Obtaining protection via a utility model can be less expensive than going the patent route. The requirements for grant of a utility model are usually less stringent as there is often no or a reduced inventive step requirement. 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This is akin to a utility model in that it protects the features of the design that are necessitated by the function that the article is to perform." } } ] } ] } ``` [家](https://spoor.com)› 実用新案 # 実用新案 ### 特許保護の代替手段。 実用新案は特定の種類の知的財産権であり、特許（基礎となる発明概念を保護する）と登録意匠（製品の外観を保護する）の間のどこかにあると説明されることがよくあります。 さまざまな国で利用可能であり、一般に手頃な価格で登録が容易で、特許よりも寿命が短い発明の独占権を提供すると同時に、登録された意匠よりも広い保護範囲を提供します。 「ささいな特許」、「マイナーな特許」、または「革新的な特許」としても知られる実用新案は、主に革新者のニーズに応えるために設計されました。 既存の特許権者、新興企業、クリエイティブ、デザイナーなど、一部のクライアントは、特定の種類の発明について、実用新案が多くのアフリカ諸国の特許および意匠保護の有用な代替手段であることに気づいています。 それはあなたが一定期間、あなたの発明の無許可の商業的使用を防ぐことを可能にします。これはしばしば機械的革新に使用され、何らかの形の保護を取得したいが、発明が特許のより厳しい発明性要件を満たさない可能性があることを懸念している場合にうまく機能します。 実用新案は、直接国内申告によって、またはアフリカの2つの地域組織の1つであるOAPIとARIPOを通じて入手できます。実用新案を介して保護を取得するための要件と手順、およびその保護の期間は、国によって異なります。 [弁護士に連絡する](mailto:info@spoor.com) ## FAQの ## 実用新案とは何ですか？ 実用新案は特定の種類の知的財産権であり、特許（基礎となる発明概念を保護する）と登録意匠（製品の外観を保護する）の間のどこかにあると説明されることがよくあります。 さまざまな国で利用可能であり、一般に手頃な価格で登録が容易で、特許よりも寿命が短い発明の独占権を提供すると同時に、登録された意匠よりも広い保護範囲を提供します。 「ささいな特許」、「マイナーな特許」、または「革新的な特許」としても知られる実用新案は、主に革新者のニーズに応えるために設計されました。 ## なぜ実用新案を申請するのですか？ 実用新案による保護の取得は、特許ルートを利用するよりも費用がかからない場合があります。実用新案の付与の要件は、進歩性の要件がないか、または削減されることが多いため、通常はそれほど厳しくありません。 さらに、実用新案は通常、特許出願と同じ審査プロセスの対象とはならないため、出願にかかる時間と、出願を許可するための審査費用が削減されます。 ## 実用新案の欠点は何ですか？ 特許と比較して、保護の範囲が狭くなり、期間が短くなります。 ## 実用新案はいつ利用すべきですか？ 実用新案は、発明が特許のより高い発明性の要件を満たさない可能性があるリスクがある発明を保護するのに効果的である可能性があります。 ## 南アフリカで実用新案が保護手段として利用できない場合、私の選択肢は何ですか？ 南アフリカなどの一部のアフリカ諸国は、実用新案を規定していません。ただし、機能設計登録の提出を規定する場合があります。これは、記事が実行する機能によって必要とされる設計の機能を保護するという点で、実用新案に似ています。 [その他のFAQ](https://spoor.com/faq/utility-models/) ## チームに会う [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/lodewyk-cilliers/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - Lodewyk Cilliers](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lodewyk-Cilliers-2025-scaled-e1755512628368.jpg) #### Lodewyk Cilliers Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/dirk-hanekom/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - Dirk Hanekom](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dirk-Hanekom-2025-crop-scaled.jpg) #### ダークハネコム Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/craig-kahn/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - Craig Kahn](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Craig-Kahn.jpg) #### クレイグ・カーン Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/john-mcknight/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - John Mcknight](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/John-McKnight-2025-scaled-e1754551055339.jpg) #### Prof. John Mcknight Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/danie-pienaar/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - Danie Pienaar](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Danie-Pienaar-Partner-scaled-e1755179123849.jpg) #### ダニーピエナール Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/herman-van-schalkwyk/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - Herman van Schalkwyk](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Herman-van-Schalkwyk-2026-headshot.jpg) #### ハーマン・ヴァン・シャルクウィック Partner, Spoor & Fisher South Africa [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/heather-donald/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - Heather Donald](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Heather-Donald-Consultant-scaled-e1755785596652.jpg) #### ヘザードナルド Consultant, Spoor & Fisher South Africa [➔](https://spoor.com/ja/our-people/kevin-bacon/) ![Spoor and Fisher Team - Kevin Bacon](https://spoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kevin-Bacon-e1757060660687.jpg) #### ケビンベーコン Patent Formalities and Prosecutions, Spoor & Fisher Jersey ## 最新のニュースと洞察 6 10月 2026 [##### Beyond the Logo: Protecting Your Product Get-Up](https://spoor.com/ja/beyond-the-logo-protecting-your-product-get-up/) [続きを読む](https://spoor.com/ja/beyond-the-logo-protecting-your-product-get-up/) 2 10月 2026 [##### Zambia Moves Closer to Stronger Border Protection Against Counterfeit Goods](https://spoor.com/ja/zambia-counterfeit-goods/) [続きを読む](https://spoor.com/ja/zambia-counterfeit-goods/) 23 9月 2026 [##### Proudly South African? 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