Assertion: utility patent | /r/HasProperty | patent
Facets:
value: for invention
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Utility patents are patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the invention of a new and useful process, machine, device, manufactured item, or a chemical compound, or a new and useful improvement of the compound.
text: Utility patents are also referred as "patents for invention.