What are the attributes of patents? Please explain.

Patent right is a kind of intellectual property right and an intangible property right, which is rooted in the intellectual achievements of invention and creation. This intellectual achievement is the technology (invention, utility model or design) obtained by the inventor through creative labor, and then the intellectual achievement obtained is made public and confirmed according to legal conditions and procedures, that is, the patent right is granted by the state patent administration department. The object of patent right is patented technology, that is, patented technology protected by law according to legal conditions; The subject of the patent right is the person who is granted the patent right.

Patent right mainly has three attributes: exclusivity, timeliness and regionality. Exclusivity is a kind of exclusivity or exclusivity stipulated by law (see Article 1 1 of the Patent Law for details); Timeliness means that the protection period of patent right has a certain period (see Article 42 of the Patent Law for details), after which intellectual achievements will be enjoyed by human beings. Regionality means that the scope of patent protection is limited to one country or region, not the whole world, which is based on the sovereignty of all countries.

The above is the uniqueness of patent right. In addition, as an intellectual property right, patent right, like other rights such as copyright and trademark right, includes personal rights (right of signature and award). Its property right is the same as that in civil law, and it can also be transferred, inherited and pledged.