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noun
- 1. a government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention: "he took out a patent for an improved steam hammer"
- 2. patent leather: "designs in a wide range of textures featuring super-chic patent, soft suede, or sophisticated nappa"
adjective
- 1. easily recognizable; obvious: "she was smiling with patent insincerity" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a vessel, duct, or aperture) open and unobstructed; failing to close: "the patient is usually left with a patent vessel"
- 1. obtain a patent for (an invention): "an invention is not your own until it is patented"
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A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention. [1] .
verb [ T ] uk / ˈpeɪ.t ə nt / us / ˈpæt. ə nt / to get the official legal right to make or sell an invention: If you don't patent your invention, other people may make all the profit out of it.
May 24, 2024 · Key Takeaways. A patent is the granting of a property right by a sovereign authority to an inventor. A patent provides the inventor exclusive rights to the patented...
- Will Kenton
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word patent as an adjective, noun, and verb. Find synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases for patent.
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A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.
Patent definition: the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.. See examples of PATENT used in a sentence.
