Patent systems

Patent systems are legal frameworks that protect inventors by granting exclusive rights to their inventions for a certain period, usually 20 years. This encourages innovation by allowing inventors to control how their inventions are used, made, or sold, and to profit from their creations. In exchange for this monopoly, inventors must publicly disclose how their invention works. Patents are granted by government authorities and can be challenged or defended in courts. Overall, patent systems promote technological progress by balancing inventors’ rights with public access to new ideas.