2241b25e_Intellectual_Property_Glossary__eral_infotech_patent_trademark
[Term] patent [Definition] a property right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor “to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the United States” for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention when the patent is granted. -- see also design patent, nonprovisional patent application, plant patent, provisional patent application, reexamination proceedings, reissue application, utility patent
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Intellectual Property Glossary
Context general infotech patent trademark