The Patent System - How Does It Work An official system conferring a right or privilege to secure an inventor for a term of years of exclusive right for his or her invention is called patency. Records show that the history of patent system might have started somewhere in Italy to encourage people to be innovative and particularly to encourage the disclosure of those new inventions without fearing that the fruits of their labor will be reaped by someone else.Keywords:
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