A patent is a form of intellectual property which gives an inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing an invention—for a limited time.

Importantly, it is not the right to do these things, but rather to exclude others from doing them, that is granted to the inventor. Indeed, if a business or individual infringes on your patent, legal action is appropriate. However, U.S. patents are effective only within the U.S. and its territories and possessions.

The policy behind patent law in the U.S. is grounded in incentivizing innovation for the common good. By allowing those who labor over new and useful inventions to exclusively reap the benefits for a limited time, patent law ensures such inventors continue to innovate. This right is, of course, limited in time so as to allow competition to enter the market and drive prices downward.

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