A patent is a governmental grant of an exclusive monopoly as an incentive and a reward for a new invention.To be patentable, an idea must be novel, useful and nonobvious. 1In the U.S.A.

• 专利权是政府对一项新发明授予的独占的权利，以给予该发明以鼓励和奖励，一项具有专利*的想法必须具备新颖*、实用*和非显著*。