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patent

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


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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Without a patent, he says, companies risk pouring money into a product with little financial protection.

From BBC

UC Davis has filed a provisional patent related to the invention.

From Science Daily

Merck announced earlier this week that it would reorganize its human health business to create a separate division for its oncology medicines ahead of Keytruda’s patent cliff.

From Barron's

It said access to Oxford’s existing and pending patents would advance its development of photovoltaic solar devices which use perovskite semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal

I am a businessman and developer, and I hold 26 patents that generate significant revenue, with more on the way.

From MarketWatch