A patent, as defined by the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, is: “a property right
granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor “to exclude others from
making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing
the invention into the United States” for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the
invention when the patent is granted.”
An inventor must file a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
within one year of the first day on which the invention was described in a printed publication, in
public use, or on sale to preserve the rights to have a United States patent. Maintenance fees for a
patent must be paid 3 ½ years, 7 ½ years, and 11 ½ years after the patent is granted.
A trademark, as defined above, is used to distinguish and identify a product or brand from others.
Whereas the patent prevents others from making and selling a specific product, a trademark
provides exclusive rights to certain words, phrases or images used to indicate a specific product.
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