Object template
Patent
A record of a patent, the exclusive legal right granted to inventors or assignees to exploit an invention for a limited time.
The Patent object records a form of intellectual property protection that grants inventors and assignees the exclusive legal right to make use of and exploit an invention, product, or process for a limited period of time.
Patent title, number, authorship, application status, and country identify the patent, while request, filing priority, issue, and term-end dates track it through the application and grant process, and a research classification situates it within the structured object model for technology transfer.
Fields
11 fields
| Field name | Type | Definition | Bound to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patent Title* | text | The name of the patent. | — |
| Patent Number | identifier | The number of the patent. | — |
| First Listed Author | text | The name of the first listed author. | first-author |
| Co-authors | text | The names of any co-authors. | — |
| Application Status | text | The status of the patent application. | — |
| Country | text | The country in which the patent resides. | — |
| Date Issued | date | The date the patent was issued. | — |
| Date Requested | date | The date the patent was initially requested. | — |
| Date of Filing Priority | date | The date of filing priority. | — |
| Date of Term End | date | The date of the end of the term of the patent. | — |
| Research Classification | picklist | The research classification assigned to the patent. | research-classification |
