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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 base material has been patented, and the team intends to make it available to medical manufacturers.

From Science Daily

The settlement would be the largest disclosed patent settlement paid in the pharmaceutical industry and the second-largest in any industry, Arbutus and Genevant said in a separate statement.

From MarketWatch

Moneesh Upmanyu at Northeastern University in the US, and one of his PhD students, were awarded a patent last year for a design that uses origami to make strong but foldable wing structures.

From BBC

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