[ pat·ent ] . . . a registered patent provides the owner of the invention with the exclusive right to exploit it commercially for the life of the patent.
[id: it's a half-body drawing of Anakin Skywalker holding his lightsaber in his prosthetic hand while his other hand is held before him in an offensive stance. He is drawn with brown skin that is littered with freckles and brown locs which are tied back. He wears his usual dark brown and black Jedi robes from Revenge of the Sith. /end id]