Patent right refers to the exclusive right granted by the state to the inventor or designer within a certain period of time in accordance with legal procedures on the premise that the content of the invention is open to the public and the invention has legal interests to the society. Patent is a kind of intellectual property, so it also has the characteristics of intellectual property, that is, timeliness, regionality, impersonality and exclusiveness.
Timeliness means that the exclusive right of the patentee is only valid within the legal time. After the expiration of the time limit, the patentee no longer enjoys the exclusive right to the invention-creation, and the invention-creation originally protected by law becomes social public wealth that any unit or individual can use for free. Regionality means that the patent right is generally valid only in the country where the right is granted, and in principle it is not recognized and protected in other countries.
Definition of patent right
Intangible, also known as immateriality, means that the object of patent right is intellectual achievement, which has no material form and cannot be actually possessed by people objectively. Exclusivity means that, unless otherwise stipulated in the patent law, no unit or individual may exploit its patent without the permission of the patentee. Exclusivity is also called "exclusivity" or "monopoly"
The object of patent right is the object protected by patent law, which refers to the invention and creation that should be granted patent right according to law. The invention mentioned in China's patent law includes invention, utility model and design. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. Invention patents can be protected for a long time, but the authorization standard is high and the procedure takes a long time.