What is A Utility Patent & Why Do You Need One?
It would be preposterous to explain in words how much efforts and years of hard work it takes to invent or create ingenious products. One of the finest examples we can take is of the iconic Thomas Edison. It took more than 3 years, thousands of unsuccessful attempts, and relentless efforts by the great Edison to invent the light bulb. Now, just imagine the scenario. After all the years of hard work of Thomas Edison, if somebody else had taken the credit of his invention then who would have remembered the Edison? That's where the concept of utility patent comes into play. So What is a Utility Patent? In the layman terms, utility patent or better called “patent for the invention,” is actually an immensely valuable asset that forbid the other individuals and organizations to utilize and sell the invention of the creator without his/her authorization. If an individual discovers or invents any useful machine or process, he must obtain a utility patent to get t...