{"id":1087,"date":"2018-12-31T10:36:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T02:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/?page_id=1087"},"modified":"2018-12-31T10:36:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T02:36:32","slug":"what-is-patent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/en\/what-is-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1087\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1087-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1087-0\" id=\"inpage-banner\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-1087-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1087-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-3a99bfa5e45c-1087\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:false,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"visibility: visible;;background-color: #333333\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">What is patent<\/h2>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> The owner of a patent can take civil action to prevent any person from using the patented invention without permission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-overlay sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"opacity: 0.5;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/accolade-banner01.jpg)\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1087-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1087-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-1087-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1087-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">What is Patent?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A patent protects an invention (i.e. a solution to a technical problem) which may relate to a product or process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The owner of a registered\u00a0patent can take legal action to prevent any person from using the patented invention in the relating jurisdiction without permission, and also seek relief, such as an injunction and an order for damages, against the infringer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Kindly note that disclosure of a patent before filing an application may destroy its novelty. Therefore, to obtain a valid registration, the patent owner should apply for registration before marketing the product or within 12 months from the filing date of the first application.<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1087-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Benefits of registration of a patent<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A patent system protects your patented invention by deterring others from \u201cfree-riding\u201d on your innovation, whether by means of copying or reverse engineering your patented product\/process without permission.\u00a0 In essence, the grant of a patent confers on a patent owner the exclusive right to prevent others from making, using or otherwise commercially exploiting his patented invention in a territory where the patent has been granted. \u00a0This exclusive right entitles a patent owner to exploit the patent, such as through manufacturing and selling his patented products, in any territory where the patent is granted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Alternatively, a patent owner may elect to license any party whom he considers fit and proper for undertaking the exploitation, and still be able to profit from his patent by receiving royalties in return for granting the license.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1087-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1087-1-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Documents to be provided<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"p1\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;\"><span class=\"s1\">1\u3001A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation or Business Registration Certificate or anything of similar nature which shows the name and address of the applicant.<br \/><span class=\"s1\">2\u3001Presentations\u00a0of your patent in terms of name, summary, specification and line drawings.<br \/><span class=\"s1\">3\u3001A priority document when priority is claimed. The document can be filed within 3 months after the filing date of the application.<br \/><span class=\"s1\">4\u3001Power of Attorney (POA) letter as required by some countries\/regions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s1\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A patent protects an invention (i.e. a solution to a technical problem) which may relate to a product or process.\u00a0 The owner of a registered\u00a0patent can take legal action to prevent any person from using the patented invention in the relating jurisdiction without permission, and also seek relief, such as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1087","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1087"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1090,"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1087\/revisions\/1090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}