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patents  

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  • A patent is a governmental grant of exclusive control over a new invention—a material, product, or process—for a specific period of time, normally 20 years. A patent is granted as a reward for innovation, usually technical innovation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Patents]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Q8BFNR7Z-9

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