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A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time, in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention. It offers a bargain between society and inventor: for a limited period of exclusivity, the inventor agrees to make…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent | is a | type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making | 0.90 | text |
| Patent | is a | limited property right the government gives inventors in exchange for their agreement to share details of their inventions with the public | 0.90 | text |
| the usefulness of the invention | instance of | In some countries there are requirements for providing specific information | 0.80 | text |
| the best mode of performing the invention known to the inventor | instance of | In some countries there are requirements for providing specific information | 0.80 | text |
| or the technical problem or problems solved by the invention | instance of | In some countries there are requirements for providing specific information | 0.80 | text |
| breaches of confidentiality | instance of | each of which prevents information leaks | 0.80 | text |
| industrial espionage | instance of | each of which prevents information leaks | 0.80 | text |
| AIDS.In 2012 | instance of | Joseph Stiglitz has proposed Prizes as an alternative to patents in order to further advance solutions to global problems | 0.80 | text |
| Stack Exchange launched Ask Patents | instance of | Joseph Stiglitz has proposed Prizes as an alternative to patents in order to further advance solutions to global problems | 0.80 | text |
| a forum for crowdsourcing prior art to invalidate patents.Several authors have argued for developing defensive prior art to prevent patenting based on obviousness using lists or algorithms | instance of | Joseph Stiglitz has proposed Prizes as an alternative to patents in order to further advance solutions to global problems | 0.80 | text |
| Patent | has effect | Rather | 0.60 | section |
| Patent | has effect | From | 0.60 | section |
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