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Patent Law Research Guide. This guide focuses on one area of intellectual property law, patent law, and provides an introduction to key resources for conducting patent law research at Georgetown.
You cannot patent: laws of nature, physical phenomena, abstract ideas, literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works (you need a copyright for these). 5. Determine the type of patent you need to protect your invention. Apply for a utility patent for a product that has a specific, clearly-defined benefit to society. Most inventions fall into this category. Patent protection offered by a utility patent lasts for 20 years from the day the patent is granted.