<human>: Question: An invention is a solution to what type of problem?
Answer: A patent is a form of right granted by the government to an inventor, giving the owner the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, and importing an invention for a limited period of time, in exchange for the public disclosure of the invention.
 Is the question answered in a satisfactory fashion?

OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
<bot>: no