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Patent
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Patent
A government license that gives the holder exclusive rights to a process, design, or new invention for a designated period of time.

Notes:
In the United States most patents are valid for 17 years.


Patent
The exclusive right to use documented intellectual property in producing or selling a particular product or using a process for a designated period of time.


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