Patent Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Patent.

  • 4 Encyclopedia Articles

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The Patent Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (4)

947 words, approx. 4 pages
Patents Patents Patents have become an important form of intellectual property protection for computer software and informational media, supplementing and sometimes replacing copyright protection. Pat... Read more
1,610 words, approx. 6 pages
The Development of a Patent System to Protect Inventions Overview From the time when the very first man walked upright, invention was key to human development. The introduction of a spoken language pa... Read more
770 words, approx. 3 pages
Patents A patent is the grant of a property right for an invention from the United States Patent Office to the inventor. A patent is granted for a twenty-year term beginning with the date on which the... Read more
1,711 words, approx. 6 pages
Patents and Trademarks Trademarks and patents, along with copyrights, constitute the major forms of legal protection for what is commonly referred to as intellectual property. Although the rights in t... Read more