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patent — ► NOUN ▪ a government licence giving an individual or body the sole right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period. ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily recognizable; obvious. 2) made and marketed under a patent. ► VERB ▪ obtain a patent for.… … English terms dictionary
patent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + PATENT ▪ apply for, file ▪ In 1843 Bain filed a patent for his fax machine. ▪ get, obtain, take out ▪ pro … Collocations dictionary
patent — 1. adj /peytant/ Open; manifest; evident; unsealed. Used in this sense in such phrases as patent ambiguity, patent writ, letters patent. noun /pabtsnt/ A grant of some privilege, property, or authority, made by the government or sovereign of a… … Black's law dictionary
patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 … Law dictionary
Patent Office — ˈPatent ˌOffice noun LAW ORGANIZATIONS a government department that deals with and approves patents * * * patent office UK US noun [C] LAW ► a government office that makes decisions about giving patents: »The patent office has said that it will… … Financial and business terms
patent rolls — noun plural : the parchment rolls in which British letters patent are recorded * * * patent rolls plural noun The register of patents issued in Britain • • • Main Entry: ↑patent … Useful english dictionary
patent protection — ➔ protection * * * patent protection UK US noun [U] LAW ► laws that protect a person or a company that has created a new product or way of doing something, by stopping anyone else from copying or using it for a particular period of time: apply… … Financial and business terms
patent right — ➔ right * * * patent right UK US noun [C, usually plural] LAW ► the right to make or sell something that is given to a particular person or company through a patent: »The pharmaceutical group was granted exclusive patent rights in the US for a… … Financial and business terms
patent defect — ➔ defect1 * * * patent defect UK US noun [C] LAW ► a fault in a product, property, or document that could be noticed by careful examination, and is usually noticed before a sale or agreement: »The law recognises two types of defects: patent… … Financial and business terms
patent infringement — UK US noun [U] LAW ► a situation in which a person or a company breaks the law by using a product which has a patent without permission: »A lawsuit has been filed against the company for patent infringement. »a patent infringement… … Financial and business terms
