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If a person has a good idea for an invention, they can apply for a patent for it, as long as the idea is new. Once the government gives them a patent, no one else can copy the idea, design, pattern or object and make money from it.
A patent lasts for about 15 years, depending on
the product.
See the patents
for:
Read more about patents and trade marks here
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/what_index.shtml
Hills Hoist http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/ex_hoist.shtml
Victa Mower http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/ex_victa.shtml
Did you know......
| The American inventor Thomas Edison applied for as many as 400 patents a year. In his lifetime, he applied for 1093 patents altogether! |
Acknowledge this
source in your bibliography like this:
What
is a Patent? (2000).
[Online], Available: www.kidcyber.com.au
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Updated June 2007