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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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Keytruda will lose the protection of its main patent in 2028, which could cost the company a big chunk of its revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Biktarvy, its biggest moneymaker, is one of the most popular HIV treatments worldwide, and has patents protecting its key ingredients through the start of the next decade.

From Barron's

With a quiet period for patent expirations this year and next, there is limited room for near-term consensus estimates to increase, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

This includes stocks, illiquid stakes in private companies, artwork, patents and family trusts.

From The Wall Street Journal

A deluge of weight‑loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low‑cost generic versions of injections like Ozempic after a key patent expired Friday.

From Barron's