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(As of year 2005). Answer: Utility and plant patents are granted for a term which begins with the date of the grant and usually ends 20 years from the date the applications were filed. You must make the timely payment of the appropriate maintenance fees. Design patents last 14 years from the date you are granted the patent. No maintenance fees are required for design patents.
You may be able to protect your rights with a patent. A patent is a grant by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that allows the patent owner to maintain a monopoly for a limited period of time on the use and development of an invention, design or plant.f you acquire a utility patent, you can stop others from making, using, selling and importing the invention. A utility patent last for 20 years from the date that the patent application is filed.