Assertion: patent | /r/CapableOf | provide incentive
Facets:
value: by conferring rights on the owner
type: MANNER
value: to inventors
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: presumably
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Patents provide an incentive for companies or individuals to continue developing innovative products or services without the fear of infringement.
text: This is because patents, by conferring rights on the owner to exclude competitors from the market, presumably offer the incentive for people to study new technology.
text: While patents provide incentives and protections to inventors, a novel idea eventually becomes established.
text: By conferring rights on the owner to exclude competitors from the market (and thus providing a higher probability of financial rewards in the market place), patents offer the incentive for people to study and create new technology.