patent
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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
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
It has also fought to have its patent extended in other countries, like China and Brazil.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 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
The slippers on my feet are scuffed patent leather.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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Vocabulary lists containing patent
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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