'Cause it's eleven thirty and the club is jumpin, jumpin. Ladies leave your man at home. The club is full of ballers and their pockets full grown. And all you fellas leave your girl with her friends. 'Cause it's eleven thirty and the club is jumpin, jumpin. Thou shalt say my name.
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A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. Generally speaking, a patent provides the patent owner with the right to decide how - or whether - the invention can be used by others. In exchange for this right, the patent owner makes technical information about the invention publicly available in the published patent document. (image: WIPO/Gen a)