business law
type: Concept
narrower: patents

competition (business)
type: Concept
narrower: patents

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: patents

intellectual property
type: Concept
narrower: patents

patent infringement
type: Concept
broader: patents

patent trolling
type: Concept
broader: patents

patents
type: Concept
broader: competition (business)
broader: intellectual property
broader: social issues
broader: publications
broader: business law
broader: registration
definition: A patent is a governmental grant of exclusive control over a new invention—a material, product, or process—for a specific period of time, normally 20 years. A patent is granted as a reward for innovation, usually technical innovation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Patents]
narrower: patent infringement
narrower: patent trolling

publications
type: Concept
narrower: patents

registration
type: Concept
narrower: patents

social issues
type: Concept
narrower: patents