Both patents and research papers are the original works of the author which are never attempted by any other person in academic domain. So what distinguishes a patent from a research article ?
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1They have less in common than they have differences. The main differences are probably the goal (dissemination of knowledge vs establishing intellectual property) and the requirements (further science and pass peer review vs any novelty and convince a bureaucrat). – Feb 14 '18 at 07:16
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5What is the difference between horses and spiders? – Feb 14 '18 at 07:56
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1One is practically a contract, following legally strictly defined content and language, while the other is about disseminating information to a community, doing so with much different content and language – Greg Feb 14 '18 at 15:12
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1Possible duplicate of Does applying for a patent first make it more difficult to publish (or vice versa)? – padawan Apr 26 '19 at 14:48
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Patents are for protecting intellectual property. Papers are for the dissemination of research results.
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