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pat·ent

(păt′nt)

a. A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.

b. Letters patent.

c. An invention protected by such a grant.

a. A grant of publicly owned land, particularly to a homesteader.

b. The official document of such a grant.

c. The land so granted.

3. An exclusive right or title.

adj.

a. Protected or conferred by a patent or letters patent: a patent right.

b. Of, relating to, or dealing in patents: patent law.

2. (also pāt′nt) Obvious; plain: a patent injustice. See Synonyms at apparent.

3. (pāt′nt) Biology

a. Not blocked; open: a patent duct.

b. Spreading open; expanded: patent sepals.

4. Relating to or being a nonprescription drug or other medical preparation that is protected by a trademark.

5. Of high quality. Used of flour.

tr.v. pat·ent·ed, pat·ent·ing, pat·ents

1. To obtain a patent on or for (an invention, for example).

2. To invent, originate, or be the proprietor of (an idea, for example).

3. To grant a patent to or for.

[Middle English, document granting a right, short for (lettre) patent, open (letter), from Old French (lettre) patente, from Latin patēns, patent-, open, present participle of patēre, to be open; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]

pat′ent·a·bil′i·ty n.

pat′ent·a·ble adj.

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patent

(ˈpætənt; ˈpeɪtənt)

1. (Law)

a. a government grant to an inventor assuring him the sole right to make, use, and sell his invention for a limited period

b. a document conveying such a grant

2. (Law) an invention, privilege, etc, protected by a patent

3. (Law)

a. an official document granting a right

b. any right granted by such a document

4. (Law) (in the US)

a. a grant by the government of title to public lands

b. the instrument by which such title is granted

c. the land so granted

5. a sign that one possesses a certain quality

adj

6. (Law) open or available for inspection (esp in the phrases letters patent, patent writ)

7. obvious: their scorn was patent to everyone.

8. (Law) concerning protection, appointment, etc, of or by a patent or patents

9. proprietary

10. (Physiology) (esp of a bodily passage or duct) being open or unobstructed

11. (Biology) biology spreading out widely: patent branches.

12. (Ceramics) (of plate glass) ground and polished on both sides

vb (tr)

13. (Law) to obtain a patent for

14. (Law) (in the US) to grant (public land or mineral rights) by a patent

15. (Metallurgy) metallurgy to heat (a metal) above a transformation temperature and cool it at a rate that allows cold working

[C14: via Old French from Latin patēre to lie open; n use, short for letters patent, from Medieval Latin litterae patentes letters lying open (to public inspection)]

ˈpatentable adj

ˌpatentaˈbility n

Usage: The pronunciation (ˈpætənt) is heard in letters patent and Patent Office and is the usual US pronunciation for all senses. In Britain (ˈpætənt) is sometimes heard for senses 1, 2, and 3, but (ˈpeɪtənt) is commoner and is regularly used in collocations like patent leather

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pat•ent

(ˈpæt nt; for 10,12-15 ˈpeɪt-; esp. Brit. ˈpeɪt-)
n., adj., v. -ent•ed, -ent•ing.
n.

1. the exclusive right granted to an inventor to manufacture or sell an invention for a specified number of years.

2. an invention or process protected by this right.

3. letters patent.

4. the instrument by which the U.S. government grants title to public land.

5. patent leather.

adj.

6. protected by a patent.

7. dealing with patents: patent law.

8. readily open to notice; evident; obvious.

9. made of patent leather.

10. Chiefly Bot. expanded or spreading.

11. open; unobstructed, as a bodily passage.

v.t.

12. to obtain a patent on.

13. to grant (public land) by a patent.

[1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English < Latin patent- (s. of patēns), present participle of patēre to stand wide open; (n.) Middle English, short for letters patent, translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentēs open letters]

pat′ent•a•ble, adj.

pat`ent•a•bil′i•ty, n.

pat′ent•a•bly, adv.

patent

Past participle: patented
Gerund: patenting

Imperative
patent
patent

Present
I patent
you patent
he/she/it patents
we patent
you patent
they patent

Preterite
I patented
you patented
he/she/it patented
we patented
you patented
they patented

Present Continuous
I am patenting
you are patenting
he/she/it is patenting
we are patenting
you are patenting
they are patenting

Present Perfect
I have patented
you have patented
he/she/it has patented
we have patented
you have patented
they have patented

Past Continuous
I was patenting
you were patenting
he/she/it was patenting
we were patenting
you were patenting
they were patenting

Past Perfect
I had patented
you had patented
he/she/it had patented
we had patented
you had patented
they had patented

Future
I will patent
you will patent
he/she/it will patent
we will patent
you will patent
they will patent

Future Perfect
I will have patented
you will have patented
he/she/it will have patented
we will have patented
you will have patented
they will have patented

Future Continuous
I will be patenting
you will be patenting
he/she/it will be patenting
we will be patenting
you will be patenting
they will be patenting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been patenting
you have been patenting
he/she/it has been patenting
we have been patenting
you have been patenting
they have been patenting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been patenting
you will have been patenting
he/she/it will have been patenting
we will have been patenting
you will have been patenting
they will have been patenting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been patenting
you had been patenting
he/she/it had been patenting
we had been patenting
you had been patenting
they had been patenting

Conditional
I would patent
you would patent
he/she/it would patent
we would patent
you would patent
they would patent

Past Conditional
I would have patented
you would have patented
he/she/it would have patented
we would have patented
you would have patented
they would have patented

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Noun	1.	patent - a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention patent of invention document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
	2.	patent - an official document granting a right or privilege letters patent legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	patent - obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
	2.	patent - grant rights to; grant a patent for register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	3.	patent - make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	patent - (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus" unobstructed - free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view"
	2.	patent - clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" apparent, evident, manifest, plain, unmistakable obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

patent

noun

1. copyright, licence, franchise, registered trademark He had a number of patents for his inventions.

adjective

1. obvious, apparent, evident, blatant, open, clear, glaring, manifest, transparent, conspicuous, downright, unmistakable, palpable, unequivocal, flagrant, indisputable, unconcealed This was a patent lie.

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patent

adjective

1. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety:

broad, clear, obvious, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle.

2. Readily seen, perceived, or understood:

apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, plain, pronounced, visible.

Translations

بَراءَة الإخْتِراعيَحْصَل على بَراءَة الإخْتِراع

patentdát si patentovat

patentpatenterepatentrettighed

Patent patentieren patentieren lassen

δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας

patente patentar

brevet breveter évident patent

szabadalmaztatszabadalom

einkaleyfifá einkaleyfi

brevetto brevettare brevettato patente

lakiniai bataipatentaspatentuotaspatentuotiužpatentuotas

patentētpatentētspatents

octrooi patent

patent patentere ta patent på

oczywistyopatentowaćpatentskóra lakierowana

патент

dať si patentovať

patentpatentini almak

专利专利权取得专利权

patent

[ˈpeɪtənt]

A. ADJ

1. (frm) (= obvious) → patente, evidente

2. (= patented) [invention] → patentado

B. N → patente f
patent applied for; patent pending → patente en trámite
to take out a patent → obtener una patente

C. VT → patentar

D. CPD patent agent N → agente mf de patentes
Patent and Trademark Office N (US) = Patent Office patent law N → derecho m de patentes
patent leather N → charol m
patent medicine N → específico m
patent office N → oficina f de patentes
Patent Office N (Brit) registro de la propiedad industrial
patent rights NPL → derechos mpl de patente

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patent

[ˈpeɪt^ənt]

n → brevet m (d'invention)
a patent for sth → un brevet pour qch

modif [application] → de brevet; [protection] → des brevets patent infringement, patent law

vt → faire breveter
to be patented [invention] → être breveté(e)

adj [lie, nonsense] → patent(e), manifestepatent infringement n → infraction f au droit des brevetspatent law n → droit m des brevetspatent leather n → cuir m verni

patent

n → Patent nt; patent applied for or pending → Patent angemeldet; to take out a patent on something → etw (acc) → patentieren lassen

vt → patentieren lassen; is it patented? → ist das patentrechtlich geschützt?

adj

(= obvious) → offensichtlich

(= patented) invention → patentiert; he’s got his own patent method of doing it (fig) → dafür hat er seine Spezialmethode; his patent remedy for hangovers (fig) → sein Patent- or Spezialrezept gegen Kater

patent

patent application

n → Patentanmeldung f

patent attorney

n → Patentanwalt m → /-anwältin f

patent

patent holder

n → Patentinhaber(in) m(f)

patent leather

n → Lackleder nt; patent shoes → Lackschuhe pl

patent

patent medicine

n → patentrechtlich geschütztes Arzneimittel

Patent Office

n → Patentamt nt

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patent

[ˈpeɪt/ənt]

1. adj (obvious) → evidente, palese

2. n → brevetto
to take out a patent on sth → far brevettare qc

3. vt → brevettare

patent

(ˈpeitənt) , ((American) ˈpӕ-) noun

an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same. She took out a patent on her design; (also adjective) a patent process.

verb

to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.

patent ˈleather shoes noun

shoes made of shiny leather.

pa·tent

n. patente, producto de marca autorizada o derecho exclusivo;

___ medicine → medicina de ___;

a. patente; accesible; abierto-a.

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That reminds me to remark, in passing, that the very first official thing I did, in my adminis- tration -- and it was on the very first day of it, too -- was to start a patent office; for I knew that a country without a patent office and good patent laws was just a crab, and couldn't travel any way but sideways or backways.

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The paper was stamped American Embassy,' and it was the digest of several opinions as to the effect of the new patent law upon the import of articles manufactured under processes controlled by the Coulson & Bruce syndicate.

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While stumbling through this Slough of Despond, he was called to Washington by his patent lawyer.

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The type of rudder is unaffected by the new rules, so we may expect to see the Long-Davidson make (the patent on which has just expired) come largely into use henceforward, though the strain on the sternpost in turning at speeds over forty miles an hour is admittedly very severe.

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In their Vatican is stored up all that is curious and beautiful in art; in our Patent Office is hoarded all that is curious or useful in mechanics.

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"Patent leathers and Square-toes came in the same cab, and they walked down the pathway together as friendly as possible -- arm-in-arm, in all probability.

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Now they have a story about the Patent,* that Hiram Doolittle helped to plan the steeple to St.

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This editor, who published patent medicine advertisements, called me a scoundrelly demagogue because I dared him to print in his paper the truth about patent medicines.* This man, talking soberly and earnestly about the beauties of idealism and the goodness of God, had just betrayed his comrades in a business deal.

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Dorothy read the card aloud, spelling out the big words with some difficulty; and this is what she read: + + | | | SMITH & TINKER'S | | Patent Double-Action, Extra-Responsive, | | Thought-Creating, Perfect-Talking | | MECHANICAL MAN | | Fitted with our Special Clock-Work Attachment.

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His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with inner health and strength, like a revivified Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, and to endure always, as now; for be it Polar snow or torrid sun, like a patent chronometer, his interior vitality was warranted to do well in all climates.

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But I am insulting the intelligence of my Readers by accumulating details which must be patent to everyone who enjoys the advantages of a Residence in Spaceland.

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Those who knew him will recognize in my third act the allusion to the patent Shorthand in which he used to write postcards, and which may be acquired from a four and six-penny manual published by the Clarendon Press.