Patent Applicants

Patent applicants are individuals or companies seeking legal protection for their inventions or innovations. By applying for a patent, they gain exclusive rights to their creation, preventing others from making, using, or selling it without permission. This process encourages innovation by allowing inventors to benefit financially from their ideas while disclosing enough information to advance knowledge in the field. The application must detail how the invention works and its uniqueness. If granted, the patent typically lasts for 20 years, after which the invention enters the public domain, allowing anyone to use it.