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patent

[pat-nt, payt-, payt-nt] / ˈpæt nt, ˈpeɪt-, ˈpeɪt nt /


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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Bayer’s pharma business has been looking to expand in the U.S., betting that an enlarged presence in the world’s largest drug market can help it revive sales growth after two key products went off patent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

An adjunct professor at Pepperdine’s Caruso School of Law, he’s taught ethics, antitrust, copyright and patent law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

WIPO, the UN patent and innovation agency, said AI was shortening the paths of discovery and fuelling much of the world's economic growth.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

In November 2025 a judge ordered Apple to pay $634m, external to medical tech firm Masimo after a jury found it had infringed a patent for blood-oxygen reading tech.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Oh, Lord,” said Will, “here come the patent attorneys again!”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Press coverage of patents has steadily grown in the digital era, as the Patent Office’s online database helps enthusiasts and advocates monitor their areas of interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In Friday's verdict, external, jurors did not find that Apple had infringed the patents in question willingly.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

When a country has a relative scarcity of younger workers, that country’s technology sector rises to the occasion, resulting in “more labor-saving patents and growing high-tech activity.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

The announcement also noted GoPro’s imaging and optical technology, as well as its more than 2,500 U.S. patents.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Texas Instruments alone has had 225 U.S. patents awarded to its Indian operation.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Stafford and Adams also had one of their patented over-the-shoulder touchdown connections in the corner of the end zone, which made it 21-3 in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

If a patented drug is listed by the U.S. government as in short supply, compounders can legally produce it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Behind him, a largely automated line of chemical vats is off limits to cameras because the process is patented by a Canadian company, Excir.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Then in 1781 James Watt patented a rotary steam engine that could turn a shaft and thus power a factory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Sean put his hands on my shoulders, ready to deliver a patented inspirational speech.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

American inventor Louis E. Waterman is credited for developing and patenting the first modern fountain pen in 1884—one that could store ink inside and eliminate the need for a separate ink pot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

In his spare time, he enjoys inventing and patenting original ideas.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

But manufacturers have long tweaked the delivery methods, patenting the changes, in ways that sometimes make the drugs more convenient to administer.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024

With the help of hid dad, he setup Arcane Footwear in 2021 after patenting a magnetic spring cushion which can be used in trainers.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024

Lawrence eventually accepted the patenting of scientific inventions as a necessary evil.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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