Bespoke Key Systems - Why Specify Kaba 

Kaba Ltd have the ability to take conceptual ideas from a client and produce working samples in a matter of days. 

We pride ourselves in our ability to work with our clients as a design partner, offering CAD design and development facilities for new and existing locking applications. 

Patent Protection - Protecting locking systems 

By specifying a patent protected Kaba locking system you will have chosen a technically advanced & superior product. This most modern of technology coupled with Kaba's decades of experience give’s you a high level of investment security.   

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor for a limited period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention. Typically, a patent application must include one or more claims defining the invention which must be new, inventive, and useful or industrially applicable. 

Where this has relevance to the lock industry is due to changes in copyright legislation that became effective on the 1st August 1999 and can be interpreted to mean that unless key systems are currently patent protected they will not be legally protected from copying. 

The following points relating to Patent Protection should be considered when specifying a new lock/key system or upgrading an existing system: 

• Patents only apply for 20 years from the date the patent was taken out, but many lock/key systems will still be in use thereafter.
• For high security locks a patent is not as important to protect them from duplication as the specialist engineering skills required to make the lock/key. A milled key would be harder to copy than a traditional key with top cuts
• Lock and key selection should be considered carefully especially if the full benefit of high security keys is to be achieved.
• A key can only be duplicated if the original key or an impression of the key profile is made available which makes the distribution and care of keys so important.

Key Registration Service 

By registering your Kaba locking systems and the related keys directly with the manufacturer, you ensure that replacement keys and cylinders can only be ordered by authorised persons more...