What is the English word for "patent"

The English word for "patent" is patent.

Patent literally refers to exclusive rights and interests. The word "patent" comes from Latin "Litterae patentes", which means open letter or public document. It is a certificate used by medieval monarchs to issue certain privileges, and later refers to the exclusive right certificate signed by the British king himself.

In modern times, patents are generally documents issued by government agencies or regional organizations representing several countries according to their applications. This document records the contents of the invention and creation, and in a certain period of time, it has produced such a legal state that the patented invention and creation can only be implemented by others with the permission of the patentee.

In China, patents are divided into three types: inventions, utility models and designs.

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The legal meaning of patent:

A patent is an invention protected by legal norms. An invention-creation that applies to the state examination and approval authority for a patent and is granted the exclusive right to invent within a specified time after being examined and approved according to law.

Patent right is an exclusive right with exclusivity. If a non-patentee wants to use the patented technology of others, he must obtain the consent or permission of the patentee according to law.

The patent right granted by a country according to its patent law is only valid within the jurisdiction of that country and is not binding on other countries. Foreign countries do not undertake the obligation to protect their patent rights. If an invention is patented only in China, then the patentee has exclusive rights or exclusive rights only in China.

The legal protection of patent right has timeliness. The term of invention patent right in China is 20 years, and the term of utility model patent right and design patent right is 10 years, both of which are counted from the date of application.

Patent number must start with ZL.

The two basic characteristics of patent are "monopoly" and "openness", and the exchange of "openness" for "monopoly" is the most basic core of patent system, which represents two sides of rights and obligations respectively.

"Exclusive right" refers to the exclusive right granted by law to a technology inventor for a period of time; "Publicity" refers to the disclosure of technology by technology inventors in exchange for the exclusive rights granted by law, so that the public can obtain the information of patented technology through normal channels.

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