Scientists, physicians, architects, and researchers who write for science or technological publications are generally taught the importance and technique of writing and publishing articles early on, but patent applications involving those same professions as inventors are frequently less clearly explained and maybe a mystery.
RESEARCH PAPER
A research paper is an academic paper that explain a scientific idea with analysis, interpretation and argument. Hence, a research idea created by a university team can be represented in the research paper and the implementation essentially in the same manner. When a researcher conducts experiments and documents the results (inferences) from such experiments, a research paper can be published. A research paper may also be a collection of previously conducted research (discovery) and their proper interpretation. It might or might not result in new innovation. The research paper’s primary goal is to communicate research results to the related scientific community as well as the general public.
Below is the representation of the front page of the Research Paper:
PATENT
The patent is a proprietary right granted to an inventor by a sovereign body. In return for a full disclosure of the invention, the inventor receives exclusive access to the copyrighted method, concept, or invention for a set period of time. They are a kind of intangible right. A patent can be granted to an apparatus, modern use of existing material, a procedure, or an improvement on an established invention if they can be shown to be new, usable, and not apparent to a person experienced in the field. It is government-issued intellectual property rights (IPR) that restricts others from using, making, offering for sale, or importing to the jurisdiction.
Below is the representation of the front page of the Patent:
Below is the table for a quick comparison between the research paper and the patent:
| Research Paper | Patent | |
| Subject matter | Experiment/Research | Novel Ideas |
| Issuer | Journal/Conferences | Government of respective country |
| Potential to earn money | No | Yes |
| Grant of Legal Rights | No | Yes |
| Protection Term | No | 20 Years (in general) |
| Written in legal Language | No | Yes |
| Peer reviewed | Yes | No |
| Priority | No | Yes |
| Limit the Competition | No | Yes |
| License to Other | No | Yes |
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