Teodor Bodoaşcă*
Lucian Tarnu**
Andrei Murgu***
Abstract
The idea of this research derived from the fact that, in general, the specialized legal literature presents the “usefulness model” as a lower level invention and by no means as a protection title for the so‑called “technical invention”. This approach most probably results from the improper text of certain norms in the Convention regarding the protection of industrial property and in Law no. 350/2007 on the usefulness models. In our opinion, for the reasons to be presented in this research, we appreciate that both expressions, even though they are legally consecrated are erroneous and should be reformulated.
** Lector univ. dr. Universitatea „Lucian Blga” din Sibiu, e‑mail: lucian_tarnu @yahoo.com
*** Student, Universitatea „Dimitrie Cantemir” din Târgu Mureş, e‑mail: andrei_murgu @yahoo.com