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Patent

A patent is a grant from the government conferring the rights to exclude others from making, selling, or using an invention for the term of the patent. The owner of the patent is granted a legal monopoly for a limited amount of time. However, a patent does not give its owner the right to make, use, or sell the invention; it gives the owner only the right to execute others from doing so. This is a confusing issue for many entrepreneurs. If a company is granted a patent for an item, it is natural to assume that it could start making and selling the item immediately. But it cannot. A patent owner can legally make or sell the patented invention only if no their patents are infringed on by doing so.


Patent is the centered on inventions and the ability to reproduce or manufacture an inventor’s product.


Patent is a legal right allowing an inventor t exclude other from making using, or selling an invention, a design or a plant for a stated length of time.


The exclusive right, granted by the U.S. Patent the Trademark Office, of an inventor to make, use, or sell the registered product for 17 years; not renewable.

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