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Patents benefit inventors by providing them with legal protection of their inventions. However, patents also benefit the society by providing public access to technical information about these inventions, and thus accelerating innovation.</span> </div> </div> <style>.component-paragraph img { max-width: 100%; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-5cb6840d-5988-2a8b-44dd-623d5638d96b " style=""> <div id="fragment-f152211a-ddf2-daff-120b-6039b01af869"> <h2 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">What is an invention?</h2> </div> <style>.fragment-heading-text-colored a { color: inherit; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-fcc4123b-c0ae-4b92-8c38-af153b47d56e " style=""> <div id="fragment-2643ae54-5987-7056-16cb-332ceed0e342"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> An invention is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem that surpasses trivial solutions. </div> </div> <style>.component-paragraph img { max-width: 100%; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-box-zone--copy--0 lfr-layout-structure-item-07d209a0-67de-77fd-4c0c-4af8b6dbc841 " style=""> <div id="fragment-4f69cc58-e08d-4535-3eb8-ef7bab7808c5"> <div class="alert alert-info" data-lfr-editable-id="alert-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Have more questions? Read the <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://webcms.wipo.int/web/patents/faq_patents">full list of patent FAQs</a>. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 col-sm-12 col-12 col-md-4"> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-card-0 lfr-layout-structure-item-5a5b1588-d883-0d46-6b52-2cb79572893d " style=""> <div id="fragment-ebe7463c-3351-e60b-4f3d-37744cf95171"> <div class="card "> <figure class="figure"> <img src="/documents/d/wipo/pics-patent-2023-ww-845-1.png" class="card-img-top" alt="patent-2023-ww-845-1" data-lfr-editable-id="card-image" data-lfr-editable-type="image"> </figure> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title" data-lfr-editable-id="card-title" data-lfr-editable-type="text">Weird and wonderful</h2> <div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-ba6a7d2c-2795-6ef2-8ac7-3d881cf9031b " style=""> <div id="fragment-e31b420c-6c82-4faf-f516-38c549f1f356"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://webcms.wipo.int/web/patents/2023-patent-picks">Seven out-of-the-ordinary patents you probably didn’t know existed</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-85072111-d87f-6022-c3dc-371770df7342 lfr-layout-structure-item-container ulf-section ulf-line container-fluid container-fluid-max-xl" style=""> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-block-id-include--copy- lfr-layout-structure-item-948286e1-3d5b-f2ef-154d-2090ac2a22b6 " style=""> <div id="fragment-4532fc3e-2dbd-0e4f-7830-6e3aaf4825aa"> <div class="row row-heading" id="protection"> <div class="col-md-9"> <div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-c8385fc6-7b05-050f-5b3a-370ddd8b21ff " style=""> <div id="fragment-852d0f60-3f30-8576-d5b7-599cd37cec67"> <h2 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">The value of patent protection</h2> </div> <style>.fragment-heading-text-colored a { color: inherit; }</style> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-4e636c7c-8c1f-c029-f99d-5b3576c2ce70 lfr-layout-structure-item-row " style=""> <div class="row align-items-lg-start align-items-sm-start align-items-start align-items-md-start flex-lg-row flex-sm-row flex-row flex-md-row"> <div class="col col-lg-4 col-sm-12 col-12 col-md-4"> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-1ea3712d-6aad-8622-9407-1da183e96e4b " style=""> <div id="fragment-fd2d9ccb-4ccb-95af-8283-d5064cd925c6"> <h3 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">What kinds of inventions can be protected?</h3> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-efb51b8e-5d57-61b8-dc18-0919a661bf1c " style=""> <div id="fragment-ccf1e4b8-44aa-8790-e1ff-53154a423b13"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Patents may be granted for inventions in any field of technology, from an everyday kitchen utensil to a nanotechnology chip. An invention can be a product – such as a chemical compound, or a process, for example – a process for producing a specific chemical compound. Many products, in fact, contain a number of inventions. For example, a laptop computer can involve hundreds of inventions, working together. </div> </div> <style>.component-paragraph img { max-width: 100%; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-box-zone--copy--0 lfr-layout-structure-item-6f7637d4-1f7a-b4ea-c38e-92345dca1c3c " style=""> <div id="fragment-723858d8-3e65-bb9d-887b-78c82c622877"> <div class="alert alert-info" data-lfr-editable-id="alert-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Want to learn more about patent law? Explore WIPO's information on <a href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/web/patents/law?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">patent law and treaties</a>, including legislative and policy advice, and the information on <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/policy/en/scp/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP)</a>. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 col-sm-12 col-12 col-md-4"> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-33fef780-9485-76b6-a6ad-7d3c2633fee1 " style=""> <div id="fragment-3d370429-f20c-4ee1-439d-792df764da99"> <h3 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">Why protect inventions with patents?</h3> </div> <style>.fragment-heading-text-colored a { color: inherit; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-0b9ad7ef-6b15-c81b-850b-254e50e63d3b " style=""> <div id="fragment-93742082-00a3-8fff-18d1-b15f637651e8"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> The patent owner has the exclusive right to prevent or stop others from commercially exploiting the patented invention for a limited period within the country or region in which the patent was granted. In other words, patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed, imported or sold by others without the patent owner's consent. If such acts are carried out by third parties without such consent, the patent owner can go to court to seek remedies for patent infringement. </div> </div> <style>.component-paragraph img { max-width: 100%; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-box-zone--copy--0 lfr-layout-structure-item-1282c11f-061f-cddb-7ce9-a68af351d13e " style=""> <div id="fragment-a6a07e52-4b89-de2f-2f9b-1ae2ede226c4"> <div class="alert alert-info" data-lfr-editable-id="alert-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Want to protect inventions in several countries? Explore the <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/pct/en/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system</a>. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 col-sm-12 col-12 col-md-4"> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-d9052388-1378-69f7-f3e9-0b3cb2cf7916 " style=""> <div id="fragment-1b062caa-1aab-f268-c901-cbe2a6af95cb"> <h3 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">How to protect inventions through patents?</h3> </div> <style>.fragment-heading-text-colored a { color: inherit; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-30fb54f4-668c-27b6-11dc-6e0139c17346 " style=""> <div id="fragment-a2930be9-1419-61e3-0e54-363ee34d6206"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> To obtain a patent, an inventor should draft a patent application and then submit it to a <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/directory/en/urls.jsp?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">national or regional intellectual property (IP) office</a>. This process includes several steps and entails diverse costs, depending on the regional or national laws of the country or contries in which the application is filed. </div> </div> <style>.component-paragraph img { max-width: 100%; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-f68dab53-0570-2c3b-fc0f-1224a4e07aad " style=""> <div id="fragment-dfed59d8-4137-7748-ea6e-905c6bcb8c91"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> <div> An invention can be protected in one or <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/pct/en/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">multiple countries</a>, depending on the business strategy and financial resources of the inventors. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-box-zone--copy--0 lfr-layout-structure-item-04d92230-5ae4-8b46-ca70-5998f1461f73 " style=""> <div id="fragment-11ef5982-370a-ed1b-46c7-cbf2e5f11b2a"> <div class="alert alert-info" data-lfr-editable-id="alert-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Consider filing a patent application? Have a look at our <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/patents/en/protection.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">How to protect inventions through patents</a> page. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-deb65ee0-ffb0-91f0-a49c-92d9a576e5ef lfr-layout-structure-item-container ulf-section ulf-line container-fluid container-fluid-max-xl" style=""> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-block-id-include--copy- lfr-layout-structure-item-9405f9a6-b6ef-64cd-f1b7-5c2c166eaa76 " style=""> <div id="fragment-59ca87f1-5c77-61a2-3146-a27a2f8fc2c5"> <div class="row row-heading" id="info"> <div class="col-md-9"> <div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-3449d422-1ffb-a0c9-efd1-cf5cd492d41c " style=""> <div id="fragment-c23e68af-841b-faf7-f252-059824a7aea2"> <h2 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">Patent information</h2> </div> <style>.fragment-heading-text-colored a { color: inherit; }</style> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-6e30db1f-6d5d-8ca2-4ae2-c590fe23508f lfr-layout-structure-item-row " style=""> <div class="row align-items-lg-start align-items-sm-start align-items-start align-items-md-start flex-lg-row flex-sm-row flex-row flex-md-row"> <div class="col col-lg-8 col-sm-12 col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-c26b4e3f-d5cb-999a-4e9b-f967355b0935 " style=""> <div id="fragment-b7f8add0-201e-202f-57b6-c1b66e4c6249"> <h3 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">What is patent information?</h3> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-203e374b-9dce-679c-c66d-e8c8836be9f0 " style=""> <div id="fragment-803ecbaf-144d-06f5-5952-cedd7150a657"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Patent information is the information found in patent applications and granted patents. These documents provide a unique view into practically every field of technology and the legal status of patents, not accessible in any other way. The data contained in patent documents can be very useful to researchers, entrepreneurs and inventors, helping them to assess the latest developments in a specific technological field and to evaluate if their own inventions can be patented. </div> </div> <style>.component-paragraph img { max-width: 100%; }</style> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-c58fbb5b-f93d-0138-064d-d0c1c1a9f29b " style=""> <div id="fragment-f79e93a6-b53c-1971-dc3f-978ac9981df8"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Want to learn how to search and analyze patent information? Explore our <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://webcms.wipo.int/en/web/patents/patent-information">patent and technology information</a> resources. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 col-sm-12 col-12 col-md-4"> <div 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class="card-img-top" alt="" data-lfr-editable-id="card-image" data-lfr-editable-type="image" data-fileentryid="4174979"> </picture></a> <figcaption class="credit"> <div> IMAGE: KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY </div> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title" data-lfr-editable-id="card-title" data-lfr-editable-type="text">Bioplastic Bags Key for Preserving Thai Produce for Export</h2> <div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-7d4560dc-6356-f752-6347-08efa9a87938 " style=""> <div id="fragment-0b3fc76b-99a7-b2ae-9d8a-dc12df1e2f1a"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> Storing and transporting fresh fruits and vegetables is a global concern but critical for exporting countries such as Thailand. 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The company's product is the first Thai plant-based egg replacement. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-lg-4 col-sm-12 col-12 col-md-4"> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-card-0 lfr-layout-structure-item-2a7fd18b-b895-523a-a7cb-13099fa955ce " style=""> <div id="fragment-ccfba7a1-e9e0-9e77-53a3-d93da489856d"> <div class="card card-ver-no-bg"> <figure class="figure"> <a target="_blank" data-senna-off="true" href="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/web/ip-advantage/w/stories/human-powered-vehicle-harvesting-energy-from-humans?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <picture data-fileentryid="3070267"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/3070267/Thumbnail-300x300/human-powered-vehicle-960.jpg?t=1710345113646&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <source media="(max-width:960px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="https://www-wipo-int.translate.goog/o/adaptive-media/image/3070267/Preview-1000x0/human-powered-vehicle-960.jpg?t=1710345113646&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <img src="/documents/d/ip-advantage/images-features-human-powered-vehicle-960.jpg?imagePreview=1" class="card-img-top" alt="" data-lfr-editable-id="card-image" data-lfr-editable-type="image" data-fileentryid="3070267"> </picture></a> <figcaption class="credit"> <div> IMAGE: JAIRO MARTÍNEZ ESCOBAR </div> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title" data-lfr-editable-id="card-title" data-lfr-editable-type="text">Human-Powered Vehicle – Harvesting Energy from Humans</h2> <div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-paragraph lfr-layout-structure-item-97f222e9-2ff8-922f-73cb-6b2ef0e38780 " style=""> <div id="fragment-c8918ece-767c-44b1-42ab-f69762bbaf60"> <div class="clearfix component-paragraph text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="rich-text"> From penny farthings to kinetic dancefloors, inventors have long sought to harness the power of human movement. It is easy to understand why: even as you sit and read this, your body is generating enough energy to power an LED floodlight. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-26ff566d-b54f-17d3-c6a1-22fd3d81784d lfr-layout-structure-item-container ulf-section ulf-line container-fluid container-fluid-max-xl" style=""> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-block-id-include--copy- lfr-layout-structure-item-7efd138b-cd83-446a-75d4-76a385568857 " style=""> <div id="fragment-1ff703fb-95ca-2d90-d16e-abfbf77a9390"> <div class="row row-heading" id="technology"> <div class="col-md-9"> <div> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-heading lfr-layout-structure-item-2950b4f4-677e-9028-7de7-53d94bb2bfdd " style=""> <div id="fragment-e03103c1-debc-396b-401f-634185766b84"> <h2 class="component-heading mb-0 text-break" data-lfr-editable-id="element-text" data-lfr-editable-type="text">WIPO patent-related assistance</h2> </div> <style>.fragment-heading-text-colored a { color: inherit; 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