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Patents What is a patent? (supplied by the Patents Office of SA)A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. The patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent. The protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years. Patent-protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed or sold without the owner's consent.
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