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PatentA form of legal protection that provides a person or legal entity with exclusive rights to make, use, or sell their concept or invention for the duration of the patent.PatentThe legal right to the proceeds from and control over the use of an invented product or process, granted for a fixed period of time, usually 20 years. Patent is one form of intellectual property that is subject of the TRIPS agreement.PatentThe exclusive right to use documented intellectual property in producing or selling a particular product or using a process for a designated period of time.Patent Similar MatchesPatent DefectPatent DefectA defect plainly visible or as would be discovered by the exercise of ordinary care. A patent defect in a legal description is one which cannot be corrected on its face, and a new description must be used. |
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