| 单词 | patent |
| 释义 | patent patent /; BrE also / noun, verb
■ noun [C,U]
LETTERS PATENT
a legal right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this: Edison took out a patent on the light bulb. Patents on some of their drugs will expire next year. The device was protected by patent. to file a patent application with the Patent Office Tom works as a patent lawyer. Sales have fallen dramatically since the company lost patent protection on its top-selling drug. They have decided to take the company to court for patent infringement (= producing a product that copies part of a product which has a patent). Our monthly payments to the patent holder reduced our profit margin. See note at COPYRIGHT
❖ to apply for/file/obtain/take out a patent ◆ to grant/issue/refuse a patent ◆ a patent expires/lapses
■ verb [+ obj]
to obtain a patent for an invention or a process: The technology was first patented in 2001. He had new inventions to patent but no time or money to file the paperwork.
patented adjective: patented technology |
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