patent

patent
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noun
VERB + PATENT
apply for, file

In 1843 Bain filed a patent for his fax machine.

get, obtain, take out
protect sth by

Genetically engineered plants can be protected by patent.

award (sb), grant (sb), issue, license
refuse

A patent will be refused if details of the item have already been released to the public.

have, hold
infringe, violate
enforce
PATENT + VERB
expire
cover, protect
PATENT + NOUN
application
protection
law

a leading authority on patent law

office

the US Patent Office

PREPOSITION
patent for

In 1995 he was granted a patent for his invention.

patent on

Edison took out a patent on the light bulb.

PHRASES
patent pending (= waiting to be issued)

The item is Patent Pending No. 11092001.

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verb
Patent is used with these nouns as the object: ↑invention

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  • patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 …   Law dictionary

  • patent — patent, ente [ patɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1292 « lettre patente »; lat. patens, p. prés. de patere « être ouvert; être évident » 1 ♦ Vx Ouvert. Hist. Lettres patentes : décision royale, sous forme de lettre ouverte, accordant ordinairement une faveur à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Patent — Pat ent (p[a^]t ent or p[=a]t ent), a. [L. patens, entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. {Fathom}.] 1. Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • patent — [pat′ nt; ] for adj. 2 4 & 8 [ pāt′ nt, pat′ nt; ] Brit usually [ pāt′ nt] adj. [ME < MFr & L: MFr patent < L patens, prp. of patere, to be open: see PATELLA] 1. a) open to examination by the public: said of a document granting some right… …   English World dictionary

  • patent — pàtent (patȅnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA 1. a. dokument, isprava koja potvrđuje isključivo pravo izumitelja na primjenu svoga izuma b. ono na što je dobiven takav dokument; sam izum, poboljšanje ili racionalizacija c. naročito udešen uređaj …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Patent — Pat ent, n. [Cf. F. patente. See {Patent}, a.] 1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party. Specifically: (a) A writing securing to an invention …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Patent — (Erfindungspatent, franz. brevet d invention, engl. patent; hierzu die Textbeilage: »Übersichtstafel der Patentgesetze der wichtigsten Staaten«), die Urkunde, durch welche die ausschließliche gewerbliche Verwertung einer neuen Erfindung für eine… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Patent — Pat ent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patenting}.] To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Patent — Sn eine Urkunde über bestimmte Rechte erw. fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. patente f. Bestallungsbrief, Gewerbeschein , dieses eine gekürzte Substantivierung aus frz. lettre patente f. offener Brief , nach l. (littera) patēns f.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Patent — (v. lat.), 1) ein offener Brief, etwas zu beglaubigen; 2) obrigkeitliche schriftliche Bekanntmachung einer wichtigen Sache durch Anschläge, so der Besitzergreifung eines erledigten Thrones, eines abgetretenen Landes; 3) schriftliche Bestallung… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • patent — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. patentncie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} dokument wydawany przez specjalnie powołany do tego urząd, stwierdzający oryginalność wynalazku i nadający jego autorowi prawo… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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