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However, it is possible to have a Russian utility model and a Eurasian patent for the same invention. The main advantage of a utility model in Russia is a very short prosecution time (usually, no more than 6 moths) and a low cost. The duration of a utility model is 10 years from the priority date, and this term cannot be extended (since 2014). [18]
Utility models must also meet the criteria needed for inventions to be patentable. Furthermore, Utility models must be of practical utility through its form, configuration or composition. Novel tools, and products are common examples of objects that can be considered as utility models.
Currently, Meralco is the Philippines' largest distribution utility with a franchise area of 9,337 square kilometers covering Metro Manila, the entire provinces of Bulacan, Rizal and Cavite, parts of the provinces of Laguna, Quezon and Batangas, and 17 barangays in Pampanga. The franchise area is home to 23 million people, roughly a quarter of ...
List of electric utilities in the Philippines [1] [2] Electric utility Acronym Type [a] Grid No. of customers Areas served Abra Electric Cooperative ABRECO EC-CDA
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Specific utility taxes - in this case, certain services are provided on a utility basis and consumers are charged fees, user charges, or tolls. Taxes instead of fees - In cases where direct fees are costly to impose, a tax on the free product can be used instead of fees. For example, taxes can be used in lieu of tolls on automobiles.
[21] the water service area in Manila was divided in two zones, to facilitate performance comparisons ("benchmarking"), based on the model of Paris which at that time was served by two private water companies. There was debate about the decision to split the service area as it was complicated, including personnel, assets and the customer database.
RUM provides an alternative model: there is a ground-truth vector of utilities; each agent draws a utility for each alternative, based on a probability distribution whose mean value is the ground-truth. This model captures the strength of preferences, and rules out cyclic preferences.