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A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.
In principle, the patent owner has the exclusive right to prevent or stop others from commercially exploiting the patented invention. In other words, patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed, imported or sold by others without the patent owner's consent.
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The protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years from the filing date of the application.
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The first major international agreement relating to the protection of industrial property rights, including 澳门永利官网网站. It outlines, in particular, national treatment, the right of priority, and a number of common rules in the field of substantive patent law. Find out more about the Paris Convention.
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A regularly updated international system for classifying inventions in patent applications, allowing more efficient search and retrieval of patent information. Find out more about the Strasbourg Agreement.
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WIPO provides extensive legislative assistance to developing countries on request, including advice in exploiting the flexibilities under international treaties in implementing their obligations.
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The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) allows priority and other similar documents to be securely exchanged among participating intellectual property offices.
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Our Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) program gives innovators in developing countries access to high quality technology information and related services to help them create, protect, and manage intellectual property rights.
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