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patent


Definition: Meaning of, patent in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpat(ə)nt;ˈpeɪt(ə)nt /

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patent patents
  1. [uncountable and countable] a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new INVENTION or product that no one else is allowed to copy
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  1. protected by a patent
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  2. patent lie/nonsense/impossibility etc formal used to emphasize that something is clearly a lie etc [=  obvious]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
patent patented patented
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patenting patents
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  1. to obtain a special document giving you the right to make or sell a new INVENTION or product
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patent used in phrases

  • Patent Office (noun)
    1. the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
  • Patent Office, the
    1. the British government department that decides which new inventions can be given a PATENT (= the right to make and sell a new invention) . There is a similar department in the US called the Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Patent and Trademark Office Database (noun)
    1. the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
  • Patent and Trademark Office, The
    1. the US government department that decides which new inventions can be given a PATENT (= the right to make and sell a new invention) . There is a similar department in the UK called the PATENT Office.
  • letters patent (noun)
    1. law an official document granting a right or privilege
  • patent application (noun)
    1. an application for sole rights to an invention
  • patent ductus arteriosus (noun)
    1. a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction
  • patent infringement (noun)
    1. violation of the rights secured by a patent
  • patent law (noun)
    1. that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents
  • patent leather (noun)
    1. thin shiny leather, usually black
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