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A patent is essentially a trade of a monopoly on an invention for a limited time (about 20 years) to an inventor in exchange for a full and complete disclosure of how to make and practice the invention. Without a patent system and adequate enforcement mechanisms, an inventor could invest the time, money, and effort to create an invention only to have that invention reproduced by a competitor who has not invested the resources, thereby potentially putting the original inventor in a less competitive position in the marketplace. Patents are intended to protect that investment of resources to innovate, by rewarding inventors.
Without a patent system, inventors may be inclined to keep details of inventions secret, which hinders the progress of science and the useful arts.
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What has the Copyright Designs and Patents Act got to do with computers?
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act defines patents for computer hardware and software, and copyright on software.
What government act provides an incentive for people to farm the great plains?
what government act provided an incentive for people to farm the great plains
What government act provided an incentive for people to farm great plains?
what government act provided an incentive for people to farm the great plains
Things that Excite a response or act as incentive?
Stimuli
What is the UK copyright act?
The current UK copyright law is the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended.
What is the copyright law for the UK?
The 1988 Copyright Designs and Patents Act, as amended.
How does the copyright designs and patents act affect the OCR nationals?
because they want to
What is the name of the copyright law and when was it establised?
The copyright designs and patents Act 1988. :)
What is the Federal copyright act of 1965?
The Copyright Act 1965 is an outdated UK copyright law; the current law is the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.
When was the Copyright Design and Patents Act passed?
1988. See the link below for the complete text.
What is the copyright act for intellectual property?
The actual act varies from country to country. For example, in the US it is United States Code Title 17, and in the UK it is the Copyright Design and Patents Act.
What is the law you are breaching in copyright?
The specific law varies from country to country. In the US, it is the Copyright Act 1976; in the UK, it is the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act 1988.
