A set of exclusing rights issued to an person by a government for a controled public acknowledgment of a certain device (usually a new invention) for an alotted time. Patents are issued to keep other individuals from creating, distributing, selling, or using the invention. Sometimes, this includes the patentee. In order to claim a patent, an individual must apply at a patent office. In this application, the applicant must describe the product or invention in detail.
