Patentability

Patentability refers to the criteria that an invention must meet to qualify for a patent, which gives the inventor exclusive rights to their creation. For an invention to be patentable, it generally needs to be new, useful, and non-obvious. "New" means it hasn't been disclosed before; "useful" indicates it has practical applications; and "non-obvious" means it isn't something that a professional in the field could easily deduce. If an invention meets these standards, the inventor can apply for a patent to protect their intellectual property.