Patent agency Käosaar & Cowas founded in 1992 and it is one of the oldest patent agencies working in Estonia today.


Patent of the day:

Storm-proof umbrella EP1912528

 The author of this invention, Gerrit Hoogendoorns, a native of the rainy and windy Netherlands, decided to invent an umbrella that could withstand stormy weather. The umbrella, which, in addition to its oblong form, is made of canopy, is waterproof and does not collapse in heavy wind.

 

 

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