Patents provide an inventor protection against violation of his rights over the product as well as the process of manufacture of the product by checking its unauthorized use for making profits, with the aid of a legal framework. It also provides the inventor with the option of taking legal action against any case of infringement of his invention.

Patents can be categorized under three main groups. These are design patents, utility patents and plant patents.

Design patents are awarded in order to protect the way a product looks and its form. Hence, it offers a safeguard for the product’s shape, configuration as well as its embellishments. This patent is commonly used by companies that are engaged in enhancing the current products instead of coming up with new products entirely.

The second type of patent is a utility patent that protects an innovative and utilitarian product, composition or innovation of an existing product. This patent safeguards the inventor’s right over the nature and functioning of an invention. This is the most often applied for patent and it can be obtained together with a design patent.

The third type of patent is known as the plant patent that is given for a distinct variety of plant which is not only unique but also is developed through an asexual production method. It protects an invention from infringement by way of production or sale of a part of the plant or the entire plant.

However, besides these categories there is another category of patents, known as provisional patents that are granted for a temporary period, if the inventor has a severe time or resource crunch to apply for a patent in the usual manner. In these cases, you are permitted to file a more detailed patent application when you are ready to, though it does not allow you to differ from the claims you had made in the provisional patent. Such a patent is useful when you have nearly completed the development of your product, but are not yet prepared to file a formal patent.

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