Patents

patents
what are patents ?
a patent is an official document given to an inventor by a government. this document generally gives inventors the right to stop ayone elsefrom copying. using. distributing or selling the invention without their permission.
patents are a part of intellectual property, wich is a legal way to protect alcreations the human mind . Intellectual property is divided into industrial property and copyright .
Intellectual property
Industrial property | copyright |
* patentsprotect inventions * industrial designs protect the designs of products * trademarks protect distinctive signs | * protects literary and artistic works |

whyare patents important ?
Inventions are the result of hard work. It many only take a moment of inspiration to think of a good idea but it takes a lot of research andexperimentation to turn the idea into a useful and working invention.

inventors deserve a reward for the amount of time they spend developing their ideas. they also needthe security of knowing that if they share invention with the rest of the world, nobody will steal it use it or copy in without their permission.

patents providerewards and protection for inventors buy the also benefit society. In return for patent protection, inventors agree to reveal all the technical information about theirinvention. this information is available to everyone and has enough details son anyone with basic knowledge

of the invention's field can reproduce the invention. In this way.patents help to spread new knowledge. this new knowledge can in turn help others to solve different problems, or to make further advances in science and technology.