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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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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

It has also fought to have its patent extended in other countries, like China and Brazil.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

One of today’s 13 appeals courts, set up in 1982, is the Federal Circuit, which has national jurisdiction over certain cases, such as patent disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The first facility being built with the construction incentive program is called 1888 Studios, named for the year Edison filed his patent for the motion picture camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Anh’s patent leather shoes shone in the sun as she practically skipped through the doorway.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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