What is a patent?

1 April 2017, Rev 21 April 2017, 30.016.2019

A patent is a monopoly of a new invention.

A patent is set out in a document called a specification which must contain a description of the invention, a claim or claims and any drawing referred to in the description or any claim,

The description must disclose the invention in a manner which is clear enough and complete enough for the invention to be performed by a person skilled in the art, that is to say, a person or team of persons having the necessary skills and knowledge to make use of the invention.

Each claim must define the matter for which protection is sought.

Further Reading


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29.06.2019
NIPC Law
14.06.2017
NIPC News
16.05.2017
NIPC Law
21.04.2017
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22.01.2017
NIPC Inventors Club
23.01.2017Patents FAQ

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