There are actually several different type of patents, but the two following patents are the type entrepreneurs use most often: A design patent provides protection on the appearance or ornamental ...

types of patents, and criteria for assessing patentability. This will be followed by a discussion on the different routes to global patent protection, with a discourse on the pros and cons of the ...

Citations: Fershtman, Chaim, Sarit Markovich. 2006. Patents, Imitation, and Licensing in an Asymmetric Dynamic R&D Race. RAND Journal of Economics.