1.   Like copyright, patent law has a long history and has developed as a means of protecting innovation which has a benefit to innovator and public alike.

2.   An increasing number of patents are being issued to inventors to protect innovations in information and entertainment technology, especially the emerging methods of exploiting the Internet.

3.   But the chances are that you are not also an expert in intellectual property law, the rules that can protect your innovation from software pirates.

4.   But the government has said it took action partly to protect innovation in the future and to keep the Internet open to competition.

5.   It is about protecting innovation.

6.   Most of the names have been changed to protect the innovations.