पेटेंट एक वैधानिक अधिकार है, जो सरकार द्वारा सीमित अवधि के लिये आविष्कारक को उसके आविष्कार हेतु प्रदान किया जाता है ।
A Patent is without a doubt an exclusive monopoly granted by generally Government to some sort of inventor over his invention for an important limited period of a time.