Patentnoun
A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
Patentnoun
A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
Patentnoun
License; formal permission.
Patentnoun
Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.
Patentverb
To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.
Patentadjective
(biology) Open, unobstructed, expanded.
Patentadjective
Explicit and obvious.
Patentadjective
(of flour) That is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm.
Patentadjective
Open; unconcealed; conspicuous.
Patentadjective
Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege.
Patentadjective
Protected by a legal patent.
Patentadjective
Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.
Patentadjective
Open to public perusal; - said of a document conferring some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter.
Patentadjective
Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by official authority to the exclusive possession, control, and disposal of some person or party; patented; as, a patent right; patent medicines.
Patentadjective
Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the steam or branch; as, a patent leaf.
Patentnoun
A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party.
Patentnoun
The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent.
Patentverb
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.
Patentnoun
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Patentnoun
an official document granting a right or privilege
Patentverb
obtain a patent for;
Patentverb
grant rights to; grant a patent for
Patentverb
make open to sight or notice;
Patentadjective
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage;
Patentadjective
clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses;
Patentnoun
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
Patentnoun
patent leather
Patentadjective
easily recognizable; obvious
Patentadjective
(of a vessel, duct, or aperture) open and unobstructed; failing to close
Patentadjective
(of a parasitic infection) showing detectable parasites in the tissues or faeces
Patentadjective
made and marketed under a patent; proprietary
Patentverb
obtain a patent for (an invention)
Patent
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 years, in exchange for publishing an enabling public disclosure of the invention. In most countries, patent rights fall under private law and the patent holder must sue someone infringing the patent in order to enforce his or her rights.
Trademarkadjective
(informal) distinctive, characteristic, signature
Trademarknoun
A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
Trademarknoun
Any proprietary business, product or service name.
Trademarknoun
The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.
Trademarkverb
To register something as a trademark.
Trademarkverb
To so label a product.
Trademarknoun
a distinctive characteristic or attribute
Trademarknoun
a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Trademarknoun
a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
Trademarknoun
a distinctive characteristic or object
Trademarkverb
provide with a trademark
Trademarkverb
identify (a habit, quality, or way of life) as typical of someone
Trademark
A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks. The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity.