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Intellectual Property Basics Series: Patents

There are three types of patents in the United States: utility patents, design patents and plant patents. A utility patent protects the way a machine, article or process is used and works. A design patent protects the ornamental design of an item. A plant patent protects asexually-reproduced plants. An invention can be granted either a utility patent, design patent, or both.

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