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-A government backed monolopy granted to inventors to exploit an invention . Supposedly short-lived in nature the idea was that patents would encourage inovation
+A government backed, time limited monopoly granted to inventors on their inventions . It was intended as an incentive to publish business secrets
  
-Modern patents are normally held by large organisations , such as [IBM] and [RedHat ]. 
+The concept is nowadays of disputable worth , and has turned [patently absurd | http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/0624/044.html ] in the US. The USPTO is obviously run by a bunch of plonkers
  
-See: IntellectualProperty , SoftwarePatent, CopyRight  
+Modern patents are normally held by large organisations , such as [IBM] and RedHat.  
  
-''I'm not a lawyer and wiki content does not constitute legal advice'' -- StuartYeates  
+See also:  
+* SoftwarePatent  
+* IntellectualProperty  
+* CopyRight  
  
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