67k views 760 items Embed. List of the top publishing companies in the world, listed by their prominence with corporate logos when available. This list of major publishing companies includes the largest and most profitable publishing houses, corporations, agencies, vendors and firms in the world.
Patent Law Research Guide. This guide focuses on one area of intellectual property law, patent law, and provides an introduction to key resources for conducting patent law research at Georgetown.
A patent is a legal document which gives the owner the exclusive right to commercially exploit the invention for the life of the patent (usually 20 years), preventing other inventors and manufacturers from using the same idea. The idea is that the inventor has the right to recoup your investment and profit from it.