1. Limited legal monopoly granted to an individual or firm to make, use, and sell its invention, and to exclude others from doing so. An invention is patentable if it is novel, useful, and non-obvious. To receive a patent, apatent application must disclose all details of the invention so that others can use it to further advance thetechnology with new inventions. Patentable items fall under ... Read more

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To protect an invention from being copied or stolen, it is beneficial to obtain a patent that will prove original ownership and legal rights to the inventor.