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'''Patent''' is a form of intellectual property that provides the owner of the patent the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the subject matter of the claims of the patent.  A patent is one of three types:  A plant patent, a design patent and a utility patent.  Most patents are utility patents.
'''Patent''' is a form of [[intellectual property]] that provides the owner of the patent the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the subject matter of the claims of the patent.  A patent is one of three types:  A [[plant patent]], a [[design patent]] and a [[utility patent]].  Most patents are utility patents.
 
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Patent is a form of intellectual property that provides the owner of the patent the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the subject matter of the claims of the patent. A patent is one of three types: A plant patent, a design patent and a utility patent. Most patents are utility patents.