patent

[ˈpætnt]

Definition:
1. A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention.
2. An official document granting a right or privilege.
3. Obtain a patent for.
4. Grant rights to; grant a patent for.
5. Make open to sight or notice.

Use 'patent' in a sentence:

1. Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon filed the one.click patent, the online retail shopping and buying experience is filled with frictions.
2. Studies of the most patent-conscious business of all—the semiconductor industry—suggest that firms do not necessarily become more innovative as they increase their patenting activity.
3. Have we really gotten to the point that planting a seed can lead to a high-stakes Supreme Court patent lawsuit?
4. Monsanto accused Bowman of patent infringement and won an $ 84,456 damage award.
5. Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.
6. Even the Volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse at the rear.
7. P& G applied for a patent on its cookies.
8. The Dow takes part in this project as a patent licenser. “
9. Article 95 The patent rights lawfully obtained by citizens and legal persons shall be protected by law.
10. The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.
11. That must be patent leather!
12. The patent Analysis Research on the Industry and University Collaboration in China.
13. Patent right is a kind of monopolized or special right approved by law for inventors or alienee in definite term.
14. Study on the Development and Independent Innovation of Shanxi's Patent.
15. The system of patent-granting, which confers temporary monopolies for the exploitation of new technologies, was originally established as an incentive to the pursuit of risky new ideas.
16. Patent lawyers are also intrigued.
17. This is patent nonsense.
18. The judges applied the laches and equitable estoppel to patent laches in America.
19. The patent pool does three things.
20. Fukuzawa Yukichi introduced the concept of the patent to Japan in his 1867 writings.
21. It was 100 years ago this week that the bottle earned a patent.
22. It sued Centrocorp for patent infringement.
23. Research on patent knowledge base system for creative design.
24. He knows his way around the intricate maze of patent law.
25. The government has given the Maryland teenager patent rights to the pancreatic caner test.
26. Today, most graduates end up working outside academia, not only in industry but also in careers such as science policy, communications, and patent law.
27. By 1957, she had sold 100 bottles a month and had gotten a patent for her product.
28. Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon filed the one-click patent, the online retail shopping and buying experience is filled with frictions.
29. ICM is an internationally patented call waiting service suited to the domestic market.
30. Between 1896, when he applied for his first patent in England at the age of 22, and his death in Italy in 1937, Marconi was at the center of every major innovation in electronic communication.
31. The basic design changed little from that patented by Edison more than 100 years ago.
32. The patent for the new comfort sleep system appears to solve the common problem of trying to sleep hunched1 over to the side or straight up.
33. Patent Office grants a patent, it is confirming that the intellectual property is unique.
34. He held a number of patents for his many innovations.
35. They are also hoping the court's ruling will rein in patent law, which is increasingly being used to claim new life forms as private property.
36. Probe into the Management of Technology Standard and Patent in Enterprises.
37. The trade-mark is registered on the books of the patent office.
38. Patent portfolio; Patent analysis; Technology information analysis;
39. P&G applied for a patent on its cookies.
40. The bankrupt must assign all of his patents to the receiver.
41. It'seems to me we've got to decide on wider issues than possible patent infringements.
42. The unity of the brass trademark and patent leather definitely electrifies your desire for the Collection!
43. He wore patent leather shoes.
44. He patented the idea that the atom could be split.
45. The invention has been patented by the university.
46. The central issue in the case is whether patent rights to living things extend to the progeny of those things.
47. TV Ears patented technology includes a revolutionary noise reduction car tip, not used in any other commercially available headset.
48. I really thought I was something when I wore that hat and my patent leather shoes.
49. This was patent nonsense.
50. It was a patent lie.
51. The device was protected by patent.