Patent
A patent is a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention.
"A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or substance (known as an invention) which is new, inventive and useful. " (Wikipedia, 2005).
Literature:
Koggersbøl Hansen, I. (1997). Patenter. IN: Hjørland, B. et al. (Ed.). Faglitteraturens dokumenttyper i kommunikations- og videnskabsteoretisk belysning. Kategorier, medier, former, genrer, niveauer & kvaliteter. Bind 1-2. Copenhagen: The Royal School of Library and Information Science. 6. preliminary edition. (Chapter 15, pp. 373-392). Kapitel 15.doc Kapitel 15.htm
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.(2005). Patent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent
See also: Document typology
Birger Hjørland
Last edited: 22-05-2006