A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a national government to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter. There are three main types of patents: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. Patents provide exclusivity, territorial limits, and a limited term of protection, usually 20 years. While intellectual property encompasses various creations of the mind like copyrights and trademarks, a patent specifically protects inventions. The criteria for an invention to be patentable include being novel, non-obvious, and useful. Patents can be applied for through national patent offices and the Patent Cooperation Treaty provides an international application process.

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2. What is apatent?1Featureof a patent2Three main types of patent4Patent vs. Intellectual Property3Overview of patent application5Table of Contents

3. What Is a Patent?A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state (national government) to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. ????

4. What Is a Patent?

5. Featuresof a Patent★ Exclusivity One invention can only be granted with one patent, and without the permission of the patent holder, no person is allowed to make, market, use, import, etc this patent. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a patent infringement.★ TerritoryThe effectiveness of a patent is somewhat limited to certain country or regions, with no restraining force on other country or region, if a patent is granted in certain country according to the patent law in that country or region. ★ TemporalityThe protection term of a patent is limited, which is 20 years in the United States.

6. Patent vs. Intellectual Property ★ Patent falls within the scope of IP (Intellectual property) which includes copyright, trademark, patent, industrial design right and trade secrets. ★ Intellectual property is a creation that comes from a mind. It may be formed through written expression, inventions, art, music, films, photographs and even as a business symbol. While patent is a method to protect an invention.

7. Patent vs. Intellectual Property Intellectual Property

8. What is Patentable?To gain a valid patent, your invention must meet all the criteria below:Tip:We made a special PPT on the topic of “Can We Patent” before, hence, for more information, you may refer to that feature by clicking here… Thanks!

9. Three Main Types of Patent

10. Ways to Apply A Patent

11. Where Can You Apply a Patent?

12. Where Can You Apply a Patent? Patent Application Office

13. Types of U.S. Patent Application

14. Patent Cooperation Treaty★ The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty, which provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. ★ A patent application filed under the PCT is called an international application. It is another most important international treaty in the field of patent after Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

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