patent
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Oura has played aggressive legal defense, filing patent complaints to block rivals such as Samsung and Indian smart-ring maker Ultrahuman from encroaching on the market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The team has completed the basic research phase and filed a patent application for Compound 10.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
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
Amin said Americans would not see a generic until 2032, when the main compound patent protecting semaglutide is expected to expire.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
In 1421 the great engineer and architect Brunelleschi was given a three-year patent by the city of Florence on a new design for a barge for carrying marble.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing patent
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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