Patent

Patent

Of or referring to exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public discloser of the invention.

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patent law

Patent; Patent law

Patent law regulates a certain area of intellectual property rights regarding patents. It specifies the subject matter for which a patent may be obtained and the conditions for ...

embodiment

Patent; Patent law

The embodiment of an invention is the tangible manifestation of an invention.

device of the invention

Patent; Patent law

The "device of the invention" is a phrase used to refer to the item for which a patent is sought.

priority

Patent; Patent law

In patent applications, the priority is The status of being first to invent something (and therefore be potentially eligible for patent protection).

copyright

Patent; Patent law

A copyright is the exclusive right, granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and dispose of and otherwise to control copies of a literary, musical, or artistic work.