Across most industries patents offer the greater protection to product innovations than to process innovations.

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Patents generally offer stronger protection to product innovations, which can be easily identified and distinguished from other products, as well as to the unique features or functions of the product. However, process innovations may be protected by patents if they involve novel and non-obvious methods of producing a product or delivering a service. In some cases, trade secrets or other forms of intellectual property protection may be more appropriate than patents for protecting process innovations.

Across Most Industries Patents Offer the Greater Protection to Product