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noun
- 1. a government authority or license 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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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...
The meaning of PATENT is open to public inspection —used chiefly in the phrase letters patent. How to use patent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Patent.
For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). 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.
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.
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.
Aug 30, 2023 · A patent is a right granted to an inventor by the federal government that permits the inventor exclusive rights. These rights exclude others from making, selling, or using the invention without permission for a period of time. The patent system encourages inventions that are unique and useful to society.
Basics. What is a patent? What rights does a patent provide? What kinds of inventions can be protected? How long does patent protection last? Is a patent valid in every country? How are patent rights enforced? What does it mean to “license a patent” and why is it done? Why are patents useful (to society, business, individuals etc.)?
Patents protect technical inventions, for example a product, a process or an apparatus, in all fields of technology. For an invention to qualify for patent protection, it must be novel, involve an inventive step and be industrially applicable.
noun. us / ˈpæt. ə nt / uk / ˈpeɪ.t ə nt / patent noun (LEGAL RIGHT) Add to word list. [ C ] the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years: In 1880 Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent on an apparatus for signaling and communicating called a Photophone.
