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patent

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


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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Merck, a co-developer of the vaccine, must prove it can make up revenue that will be lost when its blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda goes off patent in about two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The AI tool, which has a patent application pending, is designed to help doctors doing this work, not replace them.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The patent application was filed through Mount Sinai, and the technology remains unlicensed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

These companies are doing what they do best, investing in the pipelines of the future and extending the patent lives of their top-selling drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Petra Cotes helped him pack his clothes and bade him farewell without shedding a tear, but she forgot to give him the patent leather shoes that he wanted to wear in his coffin.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Svensson and Coassolo are named inventors on patents involving the use of BRP peptides to treat metabolic disorders.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Walmart won’t use or renew one of the patents that has garnered scrutiny, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Developing subcutaneous versions of injectable drugs is an area of focus for biopharma companies seeking to extend the patents for their top-selling medicines.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Disclosures: S.C. holds patents or pending patents on PD-L2 at Mayo Clinic and Spanish National Cancer Research Center, some of which have been licensed to Rejuveron Senescence Therapeutics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

But he had caught the patent fever, and year after year the money made by threshing and by smithing was drained off in patents.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

But his patented “weave” is unraveling at every stop.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Stafford and Adams also had one of their patented over-the-shoulder touchdown connections in the corner of the end zone, which made it 21-3 in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"So this retains the biodegradability," she added, declining to reveal further details of the patented process.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

If a patented drug is listed by the U.S. government as in short supply, compounders can legally produce it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Sean put his hands on my shoulders, ready to deliver a patented inspirational speech.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

Knight had to go to court to fight a former work colleague, Charles Annan, from patenting the idea himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

In his spare time, he enjoys inventing and patenting original ideas.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating anti-competitive action by leading benefit managers, as well as drug company patenting tricks that slow the entry of cheaper drugs to the market.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

With the help of hid dad, he setup Arcane Footwear in 2021 after patenting a magnetic spring cushion which can be used in trainers.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024

Among other things, scientists involved in the case claim that the practice of gene patenting has inhibited their research, and they aim to stop it.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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