What's the difference between invention and patent? Any angle is fine!

Invention is the process and achievement of using natural laws to solve unique problems in the technical field and put forward innovative schemes and measures. This product was invented to meet the needs of people's daily life. There are useful inventions and useless inventions. The achievements of the invention either provide an unprecedented model of artificial natural objects or provide new technologies and methods for processing and manufacturing. The innovation and transformation of machinery and equipment, instruments and various consumer goods, as well as related manufacturing processes, production processes and detection and control methods, all belong to inventions.

Patent Literally, "patent" refers to ownership interest. Refers to inventions protected by the patent law, that is, patented technology, which is a proprietary technology recognized by the state and protected according to law on the basis of openness. Patents here refer to technical methods-technologies or schemes protected by national laws.

Lincoln said: The patent system is to light the fire of genius. You can see their differences at a glance.