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patent

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


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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The feature is meant to "satisfy users' toilet needs on long journeys, while camping or while staying in the car", engineers wrote in Seres' patent filing in China on 10 April.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Chinese carmaker Seres has been granted a patent for what it calls an "in-vehicle toilet" that slides under a passenger's seat for visits to the loo while on the road.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The trade would feature prominently in American advertising for decades to come, as did pitches for often-dubious cures known as patent medicine—the proverbial snake oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

J&J is in a stronger position than some of its peers, which face even bigger patent cliffs in coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

He wore a pair of fine, polished patent leather dress shoes, silk dress socks, creased trousers, and had a pocket-watch chain dangling from the pocket.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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