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Intellectual Property

Learn about intellectual property, how to protect yours, and how to legally and ethically use others'. Includes relevant Whittemore Library and OA resources.

Patents are...

A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. Generally speaking, a patent provides the patent owner with the right to decide how - or whether - the invention can be used by others. In exchange for this right, the patent owner makes technical information about the invention publicly available in the published patent document.

What is Intellectual Property (IP)? (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/index.html
 
What Is a Patent in Simple Terms? With Examples

From Investopedia

Patents

From the USPTO

Patents

From the WIPO

Selected Resources about Patents from the Library