Patent

patency

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

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

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patent	patents

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Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
patent	patented	patented

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
patenting	patents

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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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Pronunciation: skwɪz

Parts of Speech: noun

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