Patent

An invention is an idea of an inventor, which gives a solution to a specific problem in the field of technology, an invention can be a product or a process. For example, household appliances and vehicles are product inventions. Meanwhile, process for producing a specific chemical compound is considered as process invention. However, the idea alone is not fulfilled the criteria of patentable.

An invention can be patented if the invention meets the following main requirements, which are:

• New or novel;
• Involves an inventive step;
• Industrial applicable.

Patent is a protection given by a government for an invention. It gives an inventor the right to control the use of an invention, by preventing unauthorized party from making, using, distributing, or selling within a limited jurisdiction and time.