Definition of Patent. Meaning of Patent. Synonyms of Patent

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Definition of Patent

Patent
Patent Pat"ent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patented; p. pr. & vb. n. Patenting.] To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands.
Patent
Patent Pat"ent, n. [Cf. F. patente. See Patent, a.] 1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party. Specifically: (a) A writing securing to an invention. (b) A document making a grant and conveyance of public lands. Four other gentlemen of quality remained mentioned in that patent. --Fuller. Note: In the United States, by the act of 1870, patents for inventions are issued for seventeen years, without the privilege of renewal except by act of Congress. 2. The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent. If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend. --Shak.

Meaning of Patent from wikipedia

- A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited...
- of law, an invention is patentable if it meets the relevant legal conditions to be granted a patent. By extension, patentability also refers to the substantive...
- letters patent has evolved into the modern intellectual property patent (referred to as a utility patent or design patent in United States patent law) granting...
- software patent is a patent on a piece of software, such as a computer program, library, user interface, or algorithm. The validity of these patents can be...
- business, patent trolling or patent ****ding is a categorical or pejorative term applied to a person or company that attempts to enforce patent rights against...
- States, a design patent is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of an article of manufacture. Design patents are a type of industrial...
- Patent leather is a type of coated leather that has a high-gloss finish. In general, patent leather is fine grain leather that is treated to give it a...
- An essential patent or standard-essential patent (SEP) is a patent that claims an invention that must be used to comply with a technical standard. Standard-setting...
- procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing patent applications and oppositions to granted patents. The term "patent attorney" is used differently...
- Patent infringement is an unauthorized act of - for example - making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing for these purposes a patented product...