# software patent

> time-limited state-granted monopoly on software in return for public disclosure

**Wikidata**: [Q913351](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913351)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/software-patent


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013