Patent applications, residents

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

专利申请是指通过专利合作条约（Patent Cooperation Treaty）程序或向国家专利局提交的全球范围内的专利申请，旨在为某一发明获取独占权——该发明指能够提供全新做事方式或为特定问题提供全新技术解决方案的产品或工艺。专利可为专利权人对其发明提供有限期限的保护，该期限通常为20年。