The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, states that patents will be available
"Since the beginnings of our nation, the patent system has been an important component
"Since the beginnings of our nation, the patent system has been an important component
of the free enterprise system that has generated our economic success. The government
makes a bargain with inventors - in return for fully disclosing the invention and teaching
others how it works, so that the economy and society may benefit from the advance, the
government will protect the inventor from competition for a limited time by prohibiting
others from using the new idea. The United States Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) is
the federal organization charged with reviewing inventions and granting patents to
inventors."
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