A patent is a governmental grant of an exclusive monopoly as an incentivea reward for a new invention.To be patentable, an idea must be novel, usefulnonobvious. 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，一项具有专利性的想法必须具备新颖性、实用性和非显著性。