RESEARCH ETHICS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PATENT LAW
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Trademark
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Copyright
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Patent
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Trade Secret
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Detailed explanation-1: -A patent protects the inventor ‘s invention and new discoveries that are new and non-obvious. There are three types of patents, and each type of patent protects a specific invention. However, it is possible for one invention to have more than one type of patent available for it.
Detailed explanation-2: -In principle, the patent owner has the exclusive right to prevent or stop others from commercially exploiting the patented invention. In other words, patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed, imported or sold by others without the patent owner’s consent.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States Patent Office (USPTO) grants patents to inventions that meet three main criteria. The invention must be novel, nonobvious, and useful. To be novel, an invention must be substantially different from anything else that is public knowledge.