A patented invention is an invention which has met all the legal requirements necessary for the United States Patent and Trademark office to issue a patent on the invention. The granted (issued) patent gives the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the particular invention or importing it into the U.S. The patent does not grant, however, the right to make, use, offer for sale, sell or import the invention, but the right to stop others from doing so through the federal court system via a civil lawsuit. Patents issued in the United States of America are only effective within the U.S. and its territories and possessions.
What is a patented invention?
