Other crossword clues for answer "PATENTS"PATENTSExclusive rights that the Constitution says "promote the progress of science and the useful arts"Protections for productsApple gets more than 2,000 per yearInventor's protectionsProtects, in a wayInventing safeguardsThey might be pendingSome are pendingInventor's holdingsInventors' safeguardsTheir term is usually 20 yearsProtects one's rights, in a waySafeguards of a kindTrademark cousinsEdison's 1,000-plusEdison's prideInvention protectionsInventor's accumulationIBM's 9,000+ in 2019Inventor's prideExclusivity documentsThey last 17 years.They have legal life of 17 years.Exclusive rights.Inventors' goals.Inventors' rights.Inventor's concern.Legal rights.Inventors' assetsInventors' concernsMonopoly-right documentsTrademark relativesPreventers of many theftsEdison's 1,000+Protections for inventorsGarrett Morgan had severalCreators' safeguardsIBM gets more than 1,000 per yearEdison's 2,332