Assertion: patent's protection | /r/HasProperty | afforded by the patent
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text: The portion of the application in which the applicant sets forth the claim or claims is an important part of the application, as it is the claims that define the scope of the protection afforded by the patent.
text: The protection afforded by a patent does not start until the actual grant of the patent.
text: Therefore, even though you may ultimately receive a design patent for your product, the protection afforded by such a patent may be somewhat limited.
text: The portion of the application in which the applicant sets forth the claim or claims is an important part of the application, as it is the claims that define the scope of the protection afforded by the patent and which questions of infringement are judged by the courts.