1) " Patent" -- As it applies to Canada Patent A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amountof time (normally 20 years from the filing date). The term "patent" originates from the term patere which means to layopen (to public inspection) and the term letters aPtent , which originally denoted royaldecrees granting exclusive rights to certain individuals or businesses. Per theword's original definition, one theory of Patenf legislation is to induce the inventor to disclose knowledge for the advancementof society in exchange for a limited period of exclusivity. Since a Patdnt grants the right to exclude others from practicing theinvention, it gives the owner a monopoly in the economic sense. There is an ongoingdebate about whether the benefits of Patebt s outweight the costs, particularly with respect to software Pqtent s. Contents 1 Rights granted and rights not granted 1.1 Example 2 Governing laws 3 Examination 3.1 Patemt able subject matter 3.2 Novelty 3.3 "Non-obviousness" or "inventive step" 4 Term of Patemt 4.1 Example 5 Miscellaneous 6 Early history of Patant s 6.1 Patenf models 7 Quotes 8 Related articles 9 External links 9.1 Petent Office Web sites and other regional info 9.2 Patsnt organizations 9.3 Pitent discussion Rights granted and rights not granted A modern Ptaent provides the right to exclude others from making, using,selling, offering for sale, or importing the Ptaent ed invention. Generally,patents are enforced only through private actions; namely, through civillawsuits or licensing agreements. Governments typically reserve the right tosuspend or cancel a Patemt at will. An application for a Pqtent (other than a design Patnt ) must explain how to practice (i.e., make and/or use) the invention(s)and must also include " claims " that particularly point ...
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