What is a patent for and what is the use of it?

[rerka]

Thanks to the patent, during the entire period of validity of the security document, the patent holder will be able to exclude all possibilities of using the protected method, composition, device/system or appearance (depending on which intellectual property object the patent was obtained for) by anyone other than the copyright holder without acquiring a license. A patent, depending on the object of intellectual property, is issued for a period of 10 to 25 years, and at the end of these terms, the patent expires, the object passes into the public domain, and any person can use the patented object without any restrictions.

[Lopka]

A patent for an invention is needed in order to exclude all possibilities of using the technology it protects by anyone other than the right holder (without acquiring a license) during the entire period of validity of this title of protection. A patent is a reliable means of monetizing the results of intellectual work, allowing the authors of inventions to receive income from their industrial use.

[Ningren]

A patent is an exclusive right granted to an invention. In other words, a patent is an exclusive right to a product or process, which, as a rule, is a new way to perform an action or offers a new technical solution to a particular problem.

[Tekmen]

A patent is a document protecting the intellectual property of its owner, that is, certifying the exclusive right to an industrial property object (invention, utility model or industrial design). A patent also certifies authorship and priority. An invention, utility model or industrial design   https://patents.kblit.com  can be patented by the author himself or by a group of authors - individuals or a legal entity (including the employer in relation to the author) to which the exclusive right has been transferred on the basis of an agreement.