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Patent

ˈpatnt

Patent definitions
noun
patent patents
  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"

    copyright licence legal protection right performing right permit privilege charter franchise registered trademark
  2. patent leather

    "designs in a wide range of textures featuring super-chic patent, soft suede, or sophisticated nappa"

adjective
patent
  1. easily recognizable; obvious

    "she was smiling with patent insincerity"

    obvious clear plain evident apparent manifest self-evident
  2. made and marketed under a patent; proprietary

    "patent milk powder"

    proprietary patented licensed protected branded brand-name own-brand own-label designer-label
  3. (of a vessel, duct, or aperture) open and unobstructed; failing to close

    "the patient is usually left with a patent vessel"

    • (of a parasitic infection) showing detectable parasites in the tissues or faeces

      "there are a few recorded cases of patent infection in man"

verb
patent patented patenting patents
  1. obtain a patent for (an invention)

    "an invention is not your own until it is patented"