Title: Define patent and its function.
Course: Engineering Practicum IV (21047) > Section: Examining Intellectual Property

Definition should include that patent is the process whereby exclusive rights are granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a specific duration of time, enabling the legal protection of the invention from patent infringement.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are some historical examples of patent infringement?
- What are some examples of people credited with inventing devices that may have been invented by someone else?
- How long does a patent protect intellectual property rights?
- How do individual, collaborative, and corporate patents differ from each other?
- Why do some companies choose not to patent their products?