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A patent is a grant from the Chinese government to an inventor of the right to exclude others from
making, using, selling, offering for sale, and importing the invention within the China for a limited time,
in exchange for the inventor disclosing the invention to the public. A patent is a valuable way in
which to protect one¡¯s rights in an invention.
In return, patent applicants must share their knowhow by providing a full description of how their
invention works. This information becomes public and can provide the basis for further research
by others.
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