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patent

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


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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STRONGEST


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The team has completed the basic research phase and filed a patent application for Compound 10.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

After Amarin lost patent protection on the first indication, Hikma received FDA approval to make the drug with a skinny label to treat severe hypertriglyceridemia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Determined to make the web freely available to everyone, he did not patent his programme, ensuring it took off and spread rapidly.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Amin said Americans would not see a generic until 2032, when the main compound patent protecting semaglutide is expected to expire.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Her shoes are pretty: black patent leather with a strap connected to a flower.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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