Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Define Patents

Do you have any knowledge about Patents?

Patents are the intellectual property rights, authorized by the government, which permits
its owner to exclude members of the public from making, using, or selling the claimed invention. The patent owner may be forbidden from using the invention, usually due to the existence of another patent, or sometimes due to other legal restrictions. Most countries of the world have patent systems, although the patent terms and types of patents vary. Different types of patents are like follows.
Utility patents: is granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful
machine, article of manufacture, processes (Methods), compositions such as chemicals, drugs etc., and improvements of known devices or new uses of old devices. The patent term is 20 years.
Design patents: is granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design
for an article of manufacture. Term is 14 years.
Plant patents: may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually
reproduces (by means other than seeds) any distinct and new variety of plants. Term is 20 years.

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