The topic of this bachelor thesis is the protection of innovations as an output of the innovation process from the perspective of intellectual property. The main goal is to analyze patents as a tool to protect innovations representing the output of an innovation process from the perspective of intellectual property in Slovakia. The theoretical part deals with currently available knowledge in the field of innovation and intellectual property. The practical part is focused on patents as one of the available means of protection of innovations by intellectual property rights, analysis of patents in Slovakia in 2018 and in the last 10 years. The results point to low protection of innovations through patents in Slovakia.