Patents give inventors exclusive rights to their inventions, facilitated by the USPTO
Chanda & Gupta 24 [Arnab Chanda, Assistant Professor in the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi, and a joint faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, AIIMS, Delhi, Shubham Gupta, Ph.D. scholar and Prime Minister Research Fellow (PMRF) in the Disease and Injury Mechanics Lab (DIML), IIT Delhi, June 27, 2024, Productivity Press, ISBN 9781003475309, Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Management: A Comprehensive Guide for Biomedical Engineers and Entrepreneurs, Chapter 17, “Introduction to Intellectual Property”, //zrubin]
A patent represents a proprietary entitlement granted to an inventor, typically sanctioned by a government agency, such as the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This legal document bestows upon the inventor exclusive rights to the particular invention, encompassing designs, processes, improvements, or tangible inventions like machines.