Photo: Pexels A utility patent protects how an invention works, its function, its method, or its useful structure, rather than only how it looks. It is the most common kind of patent the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants, and it is what most people mean when they say an idea is patented. A utility patent gives the holder the right to stop others from making, using, or selling the claimed invention for a fixed term, in exchange for describi…
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