A Patent is a form of intellectual property protection granted to inventors for their novel inventions. It provides the inventor with exclusive rights to prevent others from making, using, selling, or importing the patented invention without their permission.

A patent is granted by a government authority, in exchange for the public disclosure of the invention. This means that the inventor must provide a detailed description of the invention in a patent application, enabling others to understand and replicate the invention after the patent expires.

Patents protect a wide range of inventions, including new and useful processes, machines, compositions of matter, and improvements thereof. Patent duration varies depending on the type of Patent and the country in which it is granted. In general, Patents have a duration of 20 years from the date of the patent application.

It is worth mentioning that obtaining a patent can be a complex and time- consuming process, involving a thorough examination by the patent office to determine the novelty, usefulness, and non-obviousness of the invention.