According to our textbook, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issues “grant of a property right” to an inventor which is called a patent (228). Once this patent is issued the proprietor has the right to prohibit the “public from making, or selling a protected invention” (228). In addition, an owner can also seek legal action if the patent is infringed upon (228). Another reason this is important is if someone else invents the same thing without having prior knowledge the second inventor cannot produce the product without the patent holder’s consent (228). This keeps the revenue of the product with the original
