Computer Science GCSE
Patents
What Patents means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Patents
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Protects a new, inventive technical process or device and must be applied for and granted before it can be enforced.
Topics that use Patents
- Ethical and legal (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Patents in the exam
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