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A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. Patents benefit inventors by providing them with legal protection of their inventions. However, patents also benefit the society by providing public access to technical information about these inventions, and thus accelerating innovation.

The land patent passes the legal title to the land to the patentee. "The patent is not the foundation, but the consummation of the title. Until it emanates, the legal power of the government over the subject is not at an end. Upon its emanation that power terminates, and the right of the grantee is perfected." Roads v.

Land patents, common in the 19th century, were direct conveyances of property from the federal government to settlers during westward expansion. They are not to be confused with deeds, which refer to subsequent transfers of the property and are now are much better known.

While land patents are still issued by governments to indicate property is privately held, they are also often used by sovereign citizens and similar groups in illegitimate attempts to gain unlawful possession of property, or avoid taxes and foreclosure.

A patent is a legal document in which the scope of protection of a technical invention or idea is specified. A patent allows you to prohibit third parties, which are not entitled to do so, to use your invention or to make it commercially available.

If you would like to obtain copies of records maintained by the Land Office, please print and return or submit online a Land Office Order Form. Prepayment is not required; an invoice will be included when your order is returned to you.

Unlike intellectual property patents, which have time limits, a land patent is permanent. A land patent is known in law as "letters patent" and usually issues to the original grantee and to their heirs and assigns forever.

Patent protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years from the filing date of the application.

The patent process consists of four steps: (1) Warrant(s) -- authorizing surveys to be made (2) Entries -- reserving land for patenting (3) Survey -- actual field survey describing metes and bounds, and (4) Governor's Grant -- finalizes patent and conveys title to the individual.