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Patents

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.

📖 Definitions of "Patents"

noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.

  3. 3

    License; formal permission.

  4. 4

    Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.

verb
  1. 1

    To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.

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