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   patent

   noun

   • 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"
   • 2. patent leather: "designs in a wide range of textures featuring super-chic patent, soft suede, or sophisticated nappa"

   adjective

   • 1. easily recognizable; obvious: "she was smiling with patent insincerity" Similar obviousclearplainevidentapparentmanifestself-evidentdistinctdefinitetransparentovertdiscerniblevisibleconspicuousblatantdownrightbarefacedflagrantpalpableglaringglaringly obviousundisguisedunconcealedunmistakableunequivocalunquestionableundeniableOpposite unobtrusiveinconspicuous
   • 2. (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"
   • 3. made and marketed under a patent; proprietary: "patent milk powder" Similar proprietarypatentedlicensedprotectedbrandedbrand-nameown-brandown-labeldesigner-label

   • 1. obtain a patent for (an invention): "an invention is not your own until it is patented"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patent- ‘lying open’, from the verb patere. The noun sense is from letters patent.

   Derivatives

   • 1. patentability noun
   • 2. patentable adjective
   • 3. patentor noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What is a patent?

   • PATENT definition: 1. the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years: 2…. Learn more.

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   What are patents & how do they work?

   • Patents are legal rights issued to inventors to protect their inventions for a certain time, usually 20 years. They exclude others from reproducing, using, or profiting from it without the expressed permission of the patent owner.

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   Where does the word patent come from?

   • The word patent originates from the Latin patere, which means "to lay open" (i.e., to make available for public inspection). It is a shortened version of the term letters patent, which was an open document or instrument issued by a monarch or government granting exclusive rights to a person, predating the modern patent system.

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   Is a patent a form of intellectual property?

   • A patent is often referred to as a form of intellectual property right, an expression which is also used to refer to trademarks and copyrights, and which has proponents and detractors (see also Intellectual property § The term "intellectual property" ).

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   What is a patent a device/process?

   • patent a device/process The company has designed and patented a device which it claims will sharply reduce pollution emissions from older cars. The full patent does not seem to have survived. For each problem, the original patent document was used to determine the per formance the invention was supposed to achieve.

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   What is a utility patent?

   • Utility patents, or patents for invention, issue legal protection to people who invent a new and useful process, an article of manufacture, a machine, or a composition of matter. Utility patents are the most common type of patent, with more than 90% of patents issued by the U.S. government belonging to this category.

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   May 24, 2024 · A patent grants property rights to an inventor of a process, design, or invention for a set time in exchange for a comprehensive disclosure of the invention.

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   A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention.

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   Basics. What is a patent? What rights does a patent provide? What kinds of inventions can be protected? How long does patent protection last? Is a patent valid in every country? How are patent rights enforced? What does it mean to “license a patent” and why is it done?

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   What is a patent? A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

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    Patent definition: the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.. See examples of PATENT used in a sentence.