Real and intellectual property

Annual Reports in Combinatorial Chemistry andMolecular Diversity, Vol. I,pp. 298-313 

How acquired Originally discovered and claimed - then conveyed by deed Originally invented, authored or conceived and protected by obtaining patents, copyrights, trademarks, or maintaining as trade secret 

Defined by Boundary lines - the metes and bounds recited on a deed Patents by what is claimed and at times what is equivalent thereto 

Duration Defined by the ownership interests of the deed - period of time can be very long or short Patents valid after issuance and run for 20 years from the filing date with some possibilities to extend 

Value relates to Size and location where others want to be Breadth of claims and degree to which others want to use what is protected 

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Ownership in real and intellectual property can be secured by a number of different legal mechanisms. Those who invent new and useful products and methods can be rewarded with a govemmentally granted exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention. 

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