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| pat·ent [ pátt'nt ] |
noun (plural pat·ents) |
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1. exclusive right to market invention: an exclusive right officially granted by a government to an inventor to make or sell an invention
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2. document granting patent: an official document setting out the terms of a patent
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3. invention protected by patent: an invention for which a patent has been granted
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4. document granting right: a official document that grants a right to somebody
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5. government grant: a government grant that gives an individual title to public lands
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6. U.S. land: the land granted by a government in a patent
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adjective |
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1. clear or obvious: very obvious and not open to doubt
  his patent discomfiture
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2. protected by patent: protected by a patent from being copied or sold by somebody else
patent medicine
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3. medicine unblocked: describes an artery, duct, or other tube in the body that is naturally open and unblocked
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4. law open for inspection: describes a legal document that is accessible to anyone for inspection
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transitive verb (past and past participle pat·ent·ed, present participle pat·ent·ing, 3rd person present singular pat·ents) |
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1. protect rights to something by patent: to obtain a patent on or for something, especially an invention
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2. grant patent to somebody: to grant a patent to somebody for something, especially for a piece of land
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin patent-, present participle of patere "lie open"] |
