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What is a Patent?  \n1 . A Patent is grant issued by the Government through the Intellectual Property Office.  \n2 . It is an exclusive right granted for a product, process or an improvement of a product or process which is new, involves an inventive step and is industrially applicable.  \n3 . This exclusive right gives the inventor the right to exclude others from making, selling or using the product or process of the invention without his permission during the life of the patent granted in the country or countries where it was filed.  \n4 . In return the patent owner must share the full description of his invention.  \n5 . This information on the patent is available to the public through the patent database in the patent office of different States and thru the Internet.  \nPATENTS  \n1. TECHNICAL DOCUMENT  \n2. LEGAL DOCUMENT  \n3. SWORD  \n4. SHIELD  \nPATENTS  \nQ. What rights does a patent owner have?  \nRights of the patent owner:  \n-may decide who may or may not use the patented invention for the period in which the invention is protected  \n-may give permission to, or license others to use the invention on agreed terms  \n-may sell the right to the patent to others  \n-may prevent others from making, using or selling the product of his invention during the life of the patent  \nQ. What is the term of a patent?  \n-the term of the patent protection is twenty (20) years from the date of filing with annuity payments to maintain the patent  \nPATENTS  \nQ. Why are Patents necessary?  \n1 . Provides incentives to individuals recognition and material rewards.  \n2 . Assures the continuous enhancement of the quality of life.  \n3 . Can be utilized for as basis for future research and will in turn promote further creativity, innovation and technological development.  \nPATENTABLE INVENTIONS  \nANY TECHNICAL SOLUTION OF A PROBLEM IN ANY FIELD OF HUMAN ACTIVITY WHICH IS NEW, INVOLVES AN INVENTIVE STEP AND IS INDUSTRIALLY APPLICABLE SHALL BE PATENTABLE.  \nSTATUTORY CLASSES of  \nPATENTABLE INVENTIONS  \n1. A product  \n2.A Process  \n3. Microorganism  \n4. Non-biological or microbiological processes  \n5. 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